Vortex definitions

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.

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.

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

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.

(figuratively) Anything which inevitably draws surrounding things into its current.