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/ˈvɔɹtɛks/ · noun
A whirlwind, whirlpool, or similarly moving matter in the form of a spiral or column..
An extreme version of vorticity is a vortex. The vortex is a spinning, cyclonic mass of fluid, which can be observed in the rotation of water going down a drain, as well as in smoke rings, tornados and hurricanes.
It’s hard to imagine that there is any major American clothing brand that does not have a store in the consumer vortex that is East Hampton; […]
Montreal in the summer is a vortex of decadent food, 24-ounce cocktails and carefree people. We reveled in it, danced, swam in fountains.
In early youth, the living drama acted around me, drew my heart and soul into its vortex.
Novv ſhou'd it happen that any of theſe Sun-like Bodies in the Centers of the ſeveral Vortices ſhou'd be ſo incruſtated and vveaken'd, as to be carried about in the Vortex of the true Sun, if it vvere of leſs Solidity, or leſs capable of Motion than the Globules, tovvards the extremity of the Solar Vortex, then it vvou'd deſcend tovvard the Sun, till it met vvith Globules of the ſame Solidity, and capable of the ſame degree of Motion vvith it, and being fixt there, it vvou'd for ever be carried about by the Motion of the Vortex, vvithout either approaching to, or receding from the Sun, and ſo become a Planet.
Use vortex when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Vortex means A whirlwind, whirlpool, or similarly moving matter in the form of a spiral or column..
Common synonyms include maelstrom, whirl, convolution, swirl.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
An extreme version of vorticity is a vortex. The vortex is a spinning, cyclonic mass of fluid, which can be observed in the rotation of water going down a drain, as well as in smoke rings, tornados and hurricanes.
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