vortexes

Variant of vortex

noun pl. vortexes or vortices

  1. a whirling mass of water forming a vacuum at its center, into which anything caught in the motion is drawn; whirlpool
  2. a whirl or powerful eddy of air; whirlwind
  3. any activity, situation, or state of affairs that resembles a whirl or eddy in its rush, absorbing effect, catastrophic power, etc.

Origin: L vortex, var. of vertex: see vertex

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