Vortical
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈvɔːtɪk(ə)l/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Vortical is an adjective meaning Of or pertaining to a vortex; containing vortices; moving in a vortex.
Meaning
Of or pertaining to a vortex; containing vortices; moving in a vortex.
Example Sentences
Motion around the eddy is called vortical, and motion along the axis is called jetal.
The book's owner, Maurice Conchis (Anthony Quinn) befriends Urfe and brings him into his vortical universe.
In many cases, examination of the flow fields in greater detail reveals a more vortical or turbulent flow around the collimated core.
He assumed, in brief, that infinite space is filled with infinite matter; that matter was originally in a chaotic, formless condition; that the cosmical bodies arose at first from vortical motions in the original mass.
Synonyms for vortical
Depending on context, synonyms include turbulent.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include vorticial, vortiginous, vorticist, vorticistic, ventricular, cyclonic.
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