vortex

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Quotations 1.2.2 Related terms 1.2.3 Translations 1.3 See also 1.4 References

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[edit] Pronunciation

• (US)
  • IPA: /ˈvɔrtɛks/
  • SAMPA: /"vOrtEks/
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[edit] Noun

vortex (plural vortexes or vortices)

1. A whirlwind, whirlpool, or similarly moving matter in the form of a spiral or column.
2. (figuratively) Anything that involves constant violent or chaotic activity around some centre.
3. (figuratively) Anything which inevitably draws surrounding things into its current.

[edit] Quotations

2004: the consumer vortex that is East Hampton — The New Yorker, 30 August 2004, p.38

[edit] Related terms

• vortical

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[edit] See also

• eddy
• ley line
• maelstrom

[edit] References

• vortex in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• vortex in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913