vortices
- plural of vortex.
Example Sentences
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Powerful currents twist and churn, creating swirling eddies that split into smaller and smaller vortices until their energy eventually fades away.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 3, 2026
In this phase, the magnetic directions of individual atoms, called magnetic moments, organize into swirling structures known as vortices.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 7, 2026
These vortices effectively block any plankton particles -- even those that are smaller than the space between plates.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 25, 2024
The ray is able to swim at just the right speed that water, streaming into its mouth, can form vortices between the grooved plates.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 25, 2024
All of this can be explained very well in the atomic model of the world, but only with much greater difficulty using Cartesian vortices.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
