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noun
- 1. a mass of whirling fluid or air, especially a whirlpool or whirlwind: "we were caught in a vortex of water"
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: a mass of fluid (such as a liquid) with a whirling or circular motion that tends to form a cavity or vacuum in the center of the circle and to draw toward this cavity or vacuum bodies subject to its action. especially : whirlpool, eddy. b. : a region within a body of fluid in which the fluid elements have an angular velocity. Synonyms. gulf.
A circular, spiral, or helical motion in a fluid (such as a gas) or the fluid in such a motion. A vortex often forms around areas of low pressure and attracts the fluid (and the objects moving within it) toward its center. Tornados are examples of vortexes; vortexes that form around flying objects are a source of turbulence and drag. See also eddy
a mass of air or water that spins around very fast and pulls objects into its empty centre. [ C usually singular ] literary. a dangerous or bad situation in which you become more and more involved and from which you cannot escape: I was sucked into a vortex of despair. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Wind & winds. anemometer. blast.
VORTEX meaning: 1. a mass of air or water that spins around very fast and pulls objects into its empty centre 2. a…. Learn more.
In a figurative sense, vortex can be used to tell about something that seems like it is whirling out of control, all consuming, or chaotic. This may include exam week, your relationships, or your life in general.
In fluid dynamics, a vortex ( pl.: vortices or vortexes) [1] [2] is a region in a fluid in which the flow revolves around an axis line, which may be straight or curved. [3] [4] Vortices form in stirred fluids, and may be observed in smoke rings, whirlpools in the wake of a boat, and the winds surrounding a tropical cyclone, tornado or dust devil.
1. A whirling mass of water or air that sucks everything near it toward its center. 2. A place or situation regarded as drawing into its center all that surrounds it, and hence being inescapable or destructive: a vortex of political infighting; a vortex of despair.
noun. vortexes, vortices. A whirling mass of water forming a vacuum at its center, into which anything caught in the motion is drawn; whirlpool. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A whirl or powerful eddy of air; whirlwind. Webster's New World.
Definition of vortex noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A vortex is a mass of wind or water that spins round so fast that it pulls objects down into its empty centre. The polar vortex is a system of wintertime winds.
