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vortical

  • /ˈvɔːtɪk(ə)l/ UK

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From (the stem of) Latin vortex + -al.

adjective more vortical · most vortical

  1. 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,

    Similar: turbulent

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adj pertaining to a vortex

Españolvortiginoso
中文漩渦的 /漩涡的 xuánwō de
Portuguêsvortiginoso
Françaistourbillonnant
Deutschkreisend, wirbelartig, wirbelnd
Italianovorticoso, vorticale
Русскийвихревой vixrevoj, вращательный vraščatelʹnyj
Tiếng Việtxoáy tròn

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@misc{vortical_2026,
  title = {vortical},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/vortical},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}