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Definitions for Vortex

[1] a whirling mass of water, especially one in which a force of suction operates, as a whirlpool.
[2] a whirling mass of air, especially one in the form of a visible column or spiral, as a tornado. See also polar vortex.
[3] a whirling mass of fire, flame, etc.
[4] a state of affairs likened to a whirlpool for violent activity, irresistible force, etc.
[5] something regarded as drawing into its powerful current everything that surrounds it: the vortex of war.
[6] (in Cartesian philosophy) a rapid rotatory movement of cosmic matter about a center, regarded as accounting for the origin or phenomena of bodies or systems of bodies in space.
[7] a whirling mass or rotary motion in a liquid, gas, flame, etc, such as the spiralling movement of water around a whirlpool
[8] any activity, situation, or way of life regarded as irresistibly engulfing

Words related to Vortex

whirlwind, whirlpool, spiral, eddy, waterspout, whirl, gyre, tornado, cyclone, twister, tourbillion

Words nearby Vortex

voroshilov, voroshilovgrad, voroshilovsk, vorspiel, vorster, vortex, vortex drag, vortex ring, vortex shedding, vortex street, vortex vein

Origin of Vortex

1645–55; < Latin, variant of vertex vertex

Words that may be confused with Vortex

vertex, vortex

Word origin for Vortex

C17: from Latin: a whirlpool; variant of vertex

Synonyms for Vortex

whirlwind, eddy, waterspout, tourbillion