vortical
/ˈvɔːtɪk(ə)l/
vortical adjective: of or pertaining to a vortex; containing vortices; moving in a vortex.
Adjective
vortical (comparative more vortical, superlative most vortical)
- Of or pertaining to a vortex; containing vortices; moving in a vortex.
- The motions of this odd Liquor were not only various, but frequently Vortical; to be satisfyed of which I sometimes put short bits of straw, or Fragments of some such like stuff, upon the discovered part of the surface of the Liquor, by which they were carryed towards very distant, if not opposite...1686, Philosophical Transactions, Royal Society of London, page 1190
- He assumed, in brief, that infinite space is filled with infinite matter; that matter was originally in a chaotic, formless condition; that the cosmical bodies arose at first from vortical motions in the original mass.1888, Alexander Winchell, World-life: or, Comparative Geology, part II
- Synonyms:
- turbulent
vortical meaning in Tamil and Vietnamese
vortical in Tamil
- நீர்ச்சுழி சார்ந்த
vortical in Vietnamese
- pertaining to a vortex
- xoáy tròn
Examples of vortical in a sentence
- The book's owner, Maurice Conchis (Anthony Quinn) befriends Urfe and brings him into his vortical universe.1968 December 20, “Orpheus Now”, in Time:
- In many cases, examination of the flow fields in greater detail reveals a more vortical or turbulent flow around the collimated core.2002, David De Young, The Physics of Extragalactic Radio Sources, page 174:
- Motion around the eddy is called vortical, and motion along the axis is called jetal.2005, Engineering Turbulence Modelling and Experiments 6, page 187:
Synonyms of vortical
Forms of vortical
| comparative | more vortical |
|---|---|
| superlative | most vortical |
Origin of vortical
From (the stem of) Latin vortex + -al.
Words formed from vortical
Questions about vortical
- What does vortical mean?
- Vortical means of or pertaining to a vortex; containing vortices; moving in a vortex.
- What is vortical in Tamil?
- Vortical in Tamil is நீர்ச்சுழி சார்ந்த. See Vortical meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use vortical in a sentence?
- The book's owner, Maurice Conchis (Anthony Quinn) befriends Urfe and brings him into his vortical universe.
- What part of speech is vortical?
- Vortical is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce vortical?
- Vortical is pronounced /ˈvɔːtɪk(ə)l/ (UK).
Words near vortical in the dictionary
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