vortex
11vortex — has the plural form vortexes in general use, but vortices (pronounced vaw ti seez) in technical contexts …
12vortex — ► NOUN (pl. vortexes or vortices) ▪ a whirling mass, especially a whirlpool or whirlwind. DERIVATIVES vortical adjective vorticity noun. ORIGIN Latin, eddy …
13Vortex — A vortex (pl. vortices ) is a spinning, often turbulent, flow of fluid. Any spiral motion with closed streamlines is vortex flow. The motion of the fluid swirling rapidly around a center is called a vortex. The speed and rate of rotation of the… …
14Vortex — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Vortex (homonymie). Le mot vortex admet différentes significations qui vont de la mécanique des fluides aux arts. Sommaire 1 Significations physiques 1.1 Écoulement …
15Vortex I — infobox music festival music festival name = Vortex I: A Biodegradable Festival of Life caption = location = Milo McIver State Park near Estacada, Oregon years active = 1970 founders = People s Army Jamboree and Oregon governor Tom McCall dates …
16vortex — [[t]vɔ͟ː(r)teks[/t]] vortexes, vortices (plural) [pr][[t]vɔ͟ː(r)tɪsiːz[/t]][/pr] 1) N COUNT A vortex is a mass of wind or water that spins round so fast that it pulls objects down into its empty centre. The polar vortex is a system of wintertime… …
17VORTEX — Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes Experiment or VORTEX, is a field project that seeks to understand how a tornado is produced by deploying around 18 vehicles that are equipped with customized instruments used to measure and… …
18vortex — i. In meteorology, any rotary flow in the atmosphere. ii. As used in aerodynamics, circular patterns of air created by the movement of an airfoil through the air when generating lift. As an airfoil moves through the atmosphere in sustained flight …
19vortex — UK [ˈvɔː(r)teks] / US [ˈvɔrˌteks] noun [countable] Word forms vortex : singular vortex plural vortexes or vortices UK [ˈvɔː(r)tɪsiːz] / US [ˈvɔrtɪsɪz] 1) formal a powerful spinning current of air or water that pulls everything down inside it 2)… …
20vortex — n. (pl. vortexes or vortices) 1 a mass of whirling fluid, esp. a whirlpool or whirlwind. 2 any whirling motion or mass. 3 a system, occupation, pursuit, etc., viewed as swallowing up or engrossing those who approach it (the vortex of society). 4… …
