Vortex Definition

vôrtĕks
vortexes, vortices
noun
vortexes, vortices
A whirling mass of water forming a vacuum at its center, into which anything caught in the motion is drawn; whirlpool.
Webster's New World
A whirl or powerful eddy of air; whirlwind.
Webster's New World
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.
American Heritage
Any activity, situation, or state of affairs that resembles a whirl or eddy in its rush, absorbing effect, catastrophic power, etc.
Webster's New World

A whirlwind, whirlpool, or similarly moving matter in the form of a spiral or column.

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Other Word Forms of Vortex

Noun

Singular:
vortex
Plural:
vortexes, vortices

Origin of Vortex

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

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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