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vorticose

[ vawr-ti-kohs ]

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adjective

vorticose

/ ˈvɔːtɪˌkəʊs /

First recorded in 1775–85, vorticose is from the Latin word vorticōsus eddying. See vortical, -ose ¹

C18: from Latin vorticōsus, variant of verticōsus full of whirlpools; see vertex

According to some observers, the concluding movements were vorticose.

He records the occurrence of the so-called vorticose shocks at several places, though he attributes them to another cause.

But will not the admission of a vorticose motion of the ethereal medium, affect the aberration of light?

The shock which agitated the building is described as having been horizontal and vorticose.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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