Definition of Vortex. Meaning of Vortex. Synonyms of Vortex

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Definition of Vortex

Vortex
Vortex Vor"tex, n.; pl. E. Vortexes, L. Vortices. [L. vortex, vertex, -icis, fr. vortere, vertere, to turn. See Vertex.] 1. A mass of fluid, especially of a liquid, having a whirling or circular motion tending to form a cavity or vacuum in the center of the circle, and to draw in towards the center bodies subject to its action; the form assumed by a fluid in such motion; a whirlpool; an eddy. 2. (Cartesian System) A supposed collection of particles of very subtile matter, endowed with a rapid rotary motion around an axis which was also the axis of a sun or a planet. Descartes attempted to account for the formation of the universe, and the movements of the bodies composing it, by a theory of vortices. 3. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of small Turbellaria belonging to Vortex and allied genera. See Illustration in Appendix. Vortex atom (Chem.), a hypothetical ring-shaped mass of elementary matter in continuous vortical motion. It is conveniently regarded in certain mathematical speculations as the typical form and structure of the chemical atom. Vortex wheel, a kind of turbine.

Meaning of Vortex from wikipedia

- In fluid dynamics, a vortex (pl.: vortices or vortexes) is a region in a fluid in which the flow revolves around an axis line, which may be straight or...
- Vortex gun may refer to: Vortex ring gun, an experimental non-lethal weapon that uses high-energy vortex rings of gas Air vortex cannon, a toy that releases...
- Suzhal: The Vortex is an Indian Tamil-language crime suspense thriller OTT series created by Pushkar–****athri which was an Amazon Original and premiered...
- Vortex cannon may refer to: Vortex cannon, a mythical anti-aircraft weapon Air vortex cannon, a toy producing doughnut-shaped air vortices Vortex gun...
- vortex in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A vortex is a dynamic phenomenon of fluids. Vortex may also refer to: Vortex ring, a torus-shaped vortex in...
- A multiple-vortex tornado is a tornado that contains several vortices (called subvortices or suction vortices) revolving around, inside of, and as part...
- The Arctic tropospheric polar vortex A polar vortex, more formally a cir****polar vortex, is a large region of cold, rotating air; polar vortices encircle...
- A vortex ring, also called a toroidal vortex, is a torus-shaped vortex in a fluid; that is, a region where the fluid mostly spins around an imaginary axis...
- dynamics, a Kármán vortex street (or a von Kármán vortex street) is a repeating pattern of swirling vortices, caused by a process known as vortex shedding, which...
- The vortex tube, also known as the Ranque-Hilsch vortex tube, is a mechanical device that separates a compressed gas into hot and cold streams. The gas...