vortical

[ vawr-ti-kuhl ]
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adjective
  1. of or relating to a vortex.

  2. suggesting or resembling a vortex.

  1. moving in a vortex.

Origin of vortical

1
1645–55; <Latin vortic- (stem of vortexvortex) + -al1

Other words from vortical

  • vor·ti·cal·ly, adverb

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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.

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

    Kipps | H. G. Wells