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vortical

[ vawr-ti-kuhl ]
/ ˈvɔr tɪ kəl /
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adjective
of or relating to a vortex.
suggesting or resembling a vortex.
moving in a vortex.
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Origin of vortical

1645–55; <Latin vortic- (stem of vortexvortex) + -al1

OTHER WORDS FROM vortical

vor·ti·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby vortical

vortex, vortex drag, vortex ring, vortex shedding, vortex street, vortical, vorticella, vorticism, vorticity, vorticose, vortiginous
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Words related to vortical

whirling, circumgyratory, circumrotatory, circumvolutory, gyral, gyrational, gyratory, rotary, rotational, rotative, rotatory, vorticose

How to use vortical in a sentence

  • Whence comes the vortical motion which has produced their forms?

    Man's Place in the Universe|Alfred R. Wallace

  • On the contrary, they may and do move both towards the poles and downwards by circuitous and even vortical paths.

    The Energy System of Matter|James Weir

  • But if the current of their conversation had been vortical and crowded, the outcome was perfectly clear.

    Kipps|H. G. Wells
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