vortical
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vortical
- /ˈvɔːtɪk(ə)l/ UK
Where it comes from
From (the stem of) Latin vortex + -al.
adjective more vortical · most vortical
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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
Translations
Every language
adj pertaining to a vortex
| Español | vortiginoso |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 漩渦的 /漩涡的 xuánwō de |
| Português | vortiginoso |
| Français | tourbillonnant |
| Deutsch | kreisend, wirbelartig, wirbelnd |
| Italiano | vorticoso, vorticale |
| Русский | вихревой vixrevoj, вращательный vraščatelʹnyj |
| Tiếng Việt | xoáy tròn |
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