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The definition of a vortex is a whirl of water or air, or the center of something that draws the outside in.

An example of a vortex is a whirlpool.

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vortex

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pl. -·tex·es or -·ti·ces·

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

Origin of vortex

Classical Latin vortex, variant, variety of vertex: see vertex

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vortex

noun

pl. vor·tex·es, or vor·ti·ces

A whirling mass of water or air that sucks everything near it toward its center.
A place or situation regarded as drawing into its center all that surrounds it, and hence being inescapable or destructive: a vortex of political infighting; a vortex of despair.

Origin of vortex

Latin vortex vortic- variant of vertex from vertere to turn ; see wer-² in Indo-European roots.

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Plural vortexes

A circular, spiral, or helical motion in a fluid (such as a gas) or the fluid in such a motion. A vortex often forms around areas of low pressure and attracts the fluid (and the objects moving within it) toward its center. Tornados are examples of vortexes; vortexes that form around flying objects are a source of turbulence and drag.

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