vortex
21vortex — noun (plural vortices; also vortexes) Etymology: New Latin vortic , vortex, from Latin vertex, vortex whirlpool more at vertex Date: 1652 1. something that resembles a whirlpool < the hellish vortex of battle Time > 2. a. a mass of fluid (as a… …
22vortex — vor|tex [ˈvo:teks US ˈvo:r ] n plural vortices [ tısi:z] or vortexes [Date: 1600 1700; : Modern Latin; Origin: Latin vertex, vortex; VERTEX] 1.) a mass of wind or water that spins quickly and pulls things into its centre 2.) [usually …
23vortex — n. to draw into a vortex * * * [ vɔːteks] to draw into a vortex …
24vortex — vor|tex [ vɔr,teks ] (plural vor|tex|es or vor|ti|ces [ vɔrtısiz ] ) noun count 1. ) FORMAL a powerful spinning current of air or water that pulls everything down inside it 2. ) LITERARY a feeling or situation that has so much power or influence… …
25vortex — /vawr teks/, n., pl. vortexes, vortices / teuh seez /. 1. a whirling mass of water, esp. one in which a force of suction operates, as a whirlpool. 2. a whirling mass of air, esp. one in the form of a visible column or spiral, as a tornado. 3. a… …
26vortex — 1. SYN: verticil. 2. SYN: whorl (5). 3. SYN: v. lentis. [L. whirlpool, whorl, fr. verto or vorto, to turn around] v. coccygeus a spiral arrangement of coarse hairs sometimes present over the region of the coccyx. SYN …
27vortex — (vor tèks) s. m. Terme d anatomie. Disposition en cercles concentriques offerte par certains vaisseaux, qui simulent plus ou moins grossièrement les lignes circulaires d un tourbillon. ÉTYMOLOGIE Lat. vortex, tourbillon, de vertere, tourner… …
28Vortex — Vọrtex [aus lat. vertex (vortex), Gen.: verticis (vorticis) = Wirbel, Strudel] m; , ...tices: Faser , Haarwirbel (Anat.); ↑Vertex. Vọrtex cọrdis [↑Cor]: „Herzwirbel“, strudelförmige Anordnung der Muskelfasern an der Herzspitze. Vọrtices… …
29vortex — [ vɔ:tɛks] noun (plural vortexes or vortices tɪsi:z) a whirling mass, especially a whirlpool or whirlwind. Derivatives vortical adjective vortically adverb vorticity vɔ: tɪsɪti noun …
30vortex — noun (C) literary 1 a mass of wind or water that spins rapidly and pulls things into its centre 2 (usually singular) a situation that has a powerful effect on people s lives and that influences their behaviour, even if they did not intend it to… …
