noun Download 🔗Share A whirlwind, whirlpool, or similarly moving matter in the form of a spiral or column. Examples : "The spilled juice created a vortex on the kitchen floor, swirling the colorful liquid into a messy spiral. " nature weather physics environment phenomena Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Anything that involves constant violent or chaotic activity around some centre. Examples : "2004: the consumer vortex that is East Hampton — The New Yorker, 30 August 2004, p.38" phenomena physics nature environment Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Anything that inevitably draws surrounding things into its current. Examples : "The strong current near the dam created a dangerous vortex that sucked in fallen branches. " physics nature environment Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A supposed collection of particles of very subtle matter, endowed with a rapid rotary motion around an axis which was also the axis of a sun or planet; part of a Cartesian theory accounting for the formation of the universe, and the movements of the bodies composing it. Examples : "The ancient philosopher's vortex theory explained how planets moved around the sun, much like a swirling collection of dust particles around a central point. " theory physics astronomy philosophy world space Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any of numerous species of small Turbellaria belonging to Vortex and allied genera. Examples : "The scientist observed a tiny vortex under the microscope, a type of flatworm. " organism animal biology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading