The meaning of VORTEX is something that resembles a whirlpool. How to use vortex in a sentence.

VORTEX definition: a whirling mass of water, especially one in which a force of suction operates, as a whirlpool. See examples of vortex used in a sentence.

Add to word list earth science a mass of air or water that spins around very fast and pulls objects into its empty center (Definition of vortex from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge …

A place or situation regarded as drawing into its center all that surrounds it, and hence being inescapable or destructive: a vortex of political infighting; a vortex of despair.

A newly created vortex will promptly extend and bend so as to eliminate any open-ended vortex lines. For example, when an airplane engine is started, a vortex usually forms ahead of each propeller, or …

Definition of vortex noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

A vortex is a mass of wind or water that spins round so fast that it pulls objects down into its empty centre. The polar vortex is a system of wintertime winds.

VORTEX meaning: a mass of spinning air, liquid, etc., that pulls things into its center sometimes used figuratively

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006): vortex n 1: the shape of something rotating rapidly [syn: whirl, swirl, vortex, convolution] 2: a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides) [syn: …

A vortex is a whirling mass of fluid or air, often characterized by a spinning motion around a center point. The whirlpool formed a dangerous vortex in the water. His thoughts were a vortex of confusion and …