Definitions for vortex
ˈvɔr tɛks; -təˌsizvor·tex

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. whirl, swirl, vortex, convolutionnoun

   the shape of something rotating rapidly

2. whirlpool, vortex, maelstromnoun

   a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides)

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. vortexnoun

   A whirlwind, whirlpool, or similarly moving matter in the form of a spiral or column.

2. vortexnoun

   Anything that involves constant violent or chaotic activity around some centre.

3. vortexnoun

   Anything which inevitably draws surrounding things into its current.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Vortex

   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 curved. Vortices form in stirred fluids, and may be observed in smoke rings, whirlpools in the wake of a boat, and the winds surrounding a tropical cyclone, tornado or dust devil. Vortices are a major component of turbulent flow. The distribution of velocity, vorticity (the curl of the flow velocity), as well as the concept of circulation are used to characterise vortices. In most vortices, the fluid flow velocity is greatest next to its axis and decreases in inverse proportion to the distance from the axis. In the absence of external forces, viscous friction within the fluid tends to organise the flow into a collection of irrotational vortices, possibly superimposed to larger-scale flows, including larger-scale vortices. Once formed, vortices can move, stretch, twist, and interact in complex ways. A moving vortex carries some angular and linear momentum, energy, and mass, with it.

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1. vortex

   A vortex is a mass of fluid, especially of a liquid or gas, that spins around very fast and pulls objects into its center. It can also refer to a situation or feeling that seems to completely engulf or involve one in its dynamic force.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Vortexnoun

   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. Vortexnoun

   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. Vortexnoun

   any one of numerous species of small Turbellaria belonging to Vortex and allied genera. See Illustration in Appendix

4. Etymology: [L. vortex, vertex, -icis, fr. vortere, vertere, to turn. See Vertex.]

WikidataRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Vortex

   In fluid dynamics, a vortex is a region within a fluid where the flow is mostly a spinning motion about an imaginary axis, straight or curved. That motion pattern is called a vortical flow. Vortices form in stirred fluids, including liquids, gases, and plasmas. Some common examples are smoke rings, the whirlpools often seen in the wake of boats and paddles, and the winds surrounding hurricanes, tornadoes and dust devils. Vortices form in the wake of airplanes and are prominent features of Jupiter's atmosphere. Vortices are a major component of turbulent flow. In the absence of external forces, viscous friction within the fluid tends to organize the flow into a collection of so-called irrotational vortices. Within such a vortex, the fluid's velocity is greatest next to the imaginary axis, and decreases in inverse proportion to the distance from it. The vorticity is very high in a core region surrounding the axis, and nearly zero in the rest of the vortex; while the pressure drops sharply as one approaches that region. Once formed, vortices can move, stretch, twist, and interact in complex ways. A moving vortex carries with it some angular and linear momentum, energy, and mass. In a stationary vortex, the streamlines and pathlines are closed. In a moving or evolving vortex the streamlines and pathlines are usually spirals.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Vortex

   vor′teks, n. a whirling motion of a fluid forming a cavity in the centre: a whirlpool: an eddy having a rotational motion of the smallest visible portion in the centre:—pl. Vor′tices, Vor′texes.—ns. Vor′tex-ring (phys.), a vortical molecular filament or column forming a ring composed of a number of small rotating circles, placed side by side—e.g. the smoke-rings emitted by a skilful cigarette-smoker; Vor′tex-thē′ory, the theory that matter is ultimately composed of vortices in a fluid—a conception due to Lord Kelvin.—adj. Vor′tical, whirling.—adv. Vor′tically.—adjs. Vor′ticose, Vortic′ūlar, Vortiginal (-ij′-), Vortiginous (-ij′-). [L. vortex, vertex—vortĕre, vertĕre, to turn.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. vortex

   A whirlwind, or sudden, rapid, or violent motion of air or water in gyres or circles.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of vortex in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of vortex in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of vortex in a Sentence

1. Phyllis Diller:

   Comradeship arises from the mirrorage stage of vortex void into symbolic self.

2. Jennifer Foster:

   We're in the vortex of a massive supply chain and demand imbalance. It's as if someone turned on the light switch and the US went back to normal.

3. Unknown:

   The atom, being for all practical purposes the stable unit of the physical plane, is a constantly changing vortex of reactions.

4. Jason Furtado:

   When the polar vortex is weak, or an SSW event occurs, then the jet stream will tend to weakened, move further south, and become' wavier,' the effect of these changes is for warmer than normal air to move into the Arctic Amplification, colder weather to enter North America and Europe/Asia, and more extreme weather and storms overall in the middle latitudes( e.g., snowstorms).

5. Bethenny Frankel:

   It's hard at night, you just think about it and see the images of tanks running over cars and superficial people posting superficial things and you're sort of in shock where you're living in this vortex where this isn't the only thing going on in the world.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=vortex
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Vortex
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vortex
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vortex
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=vortex
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=vortex
8. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=vortex