The definition of a vortex is a whirl of water or air, or the center of something that draws the outside in.
(noun)An example of a vortex is a whirlpool.
See vortex in Webster's New World College Dictionary
Origin: L vortex, var. of vertex: see vertex
See vortex in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun pl. vor·tex·es or vor·ti·ces (-tĭ-sēzˌ)
Origin:
Origin: Latin vortex, vortic-
Origin: , variant of vertex
Origin: , from vertere, to turn; see wer-2 in Indo-European roots
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