vortex
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7.2
- noun
- /ˈvɔrtɛks/
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vórtice
- Perhaps the bats were killed after being caught in the wind vortex created by the turbines.
- create a vortex
- vortex flow
- fluid vortex
What would happen if you made a vortex ring through a square hole?
- What would happen if you made a vortex ring through a square hole?
- It's shedding vortices just like a whistle.
- And after that polar vortex, I am so happy to feel this heat.
- That slow sort of spinning vortex that draws the best parts of you in.
- For example, a flow of water through a pipe can create vortices that spin off, that spin off.
- Feel sensations that I would describe as a spiraling open vortex.
- It was a it was a vortex, an intellectual spiritual vortex.
- You know, so imagine getting thrown into that vortex for three years.
- So it's kind of a vortex of all the wackiest ideas.
- And when I went into this vortex, I saw my own death in the future.
Examples
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Sub-Saharan Africa and South Central Asia continue to be in the vortex of the global population explosion.
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All of a sudden, this vortex just lowers right down in the center of the road.
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What would happen if you made a vortex ring through a square hole?
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And when I went into this vortex, I saw my own death in the future.
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Get out of the vortex here, people.
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You know, so imagine getting thrown into that vortex for three years.
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NASA researchers also have added to the understanding of the wake vortex, which affects air traffic.
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The vortex will cause us to move at incredible speed... and that angle will slingshot us through.
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The original architects in the '50s labeled it an energy vortex.
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The tornado formed a powerful vortex that lifted debris into the air.
Synonyms
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2.7
A twisting, spiral shape like smoke or cream in coffee
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3.8
A strong circular flow of water that pulls things to its center
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3.7
A fast spinning movement that turns in circles
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9.5
A very strong whirlpool in the sea or river that can pull things under
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4.0
A strong spinning column of air that lifts dust and leaves
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6.7
A small whirl of water or air that turns back from the main flow
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9.9
A large circular movement of water or air that turns like a spiral
A fast spinning column of air that lifts dust or leaves
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- Specialized
A small blood vessel at the back of the eye that drains blood to larger vessels
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Etymology
Vortex comes from a Latin word meaning 'whirl' and from the root vertere meaning 'to turn', which you can think of like the simple English word 'turn'. So a vortex is a strong spinning or turning movement that pulls things toward its center.