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vortices

Main Entry:: vor·tex
Pronunciation:: \ˈvȯr-ˌteks\
Function:: noun
Inflected Form(s):: plural vor·ti·ces \ˈvȯr-tə-ˌsēz\ also vor·tex·es \ˈvȯr-ˌtek-səz\
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 liquid) with a whirling or circular motion that tends to form a cavity or vacuum in the center of the circle and to draw toward this cavity or vacuum bodies subject to its action; especially : whirlpool, eddy b: a region within a body of fluid in which the fluid elements have an angular velocity

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