vortices

Variant of vortex

vortex definition

vor·tex (vôr′teks′)

noun pl. vortexes -·tex′es or vortices -·ti·ces′ (-tə sēz′)

  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.

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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