Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Latin plural of
vortex .
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- noun Plural form of
vortex .
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Examples
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“He said he wanted to sacrifice Alexa to some things he called vortices,” she continued.
Eye of the Beholder Jayne Ann Krentz 1999
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When planes with Delta shaped wings fly, the wings 'leading edges generate tornadoes of air called vortices that help create lift.
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O'BRIEN (voice-over): The tornadoes, known as vortices, are stirred up by a wing slicing through the air.
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Dotting Earth are innumerable whirling, polarized energy fields called vortices.
Songs of the Arcturians Patricia L. Pereira 1996
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Dotting Earth are innumerable whirling, polarized energy fields called vortices.
Songs of the Arcturians Patricia L. Pereira 1996
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His rotating particles are reminiscent of the Cartesian vortices, which is not surprising as Descartes had had a strong influence on the young Huygens, whom he had known personally as a child.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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His rotating particles are reminiscent of the Cartesian vortices, which is not surprising as Descartes had had a strong influence on the young Christiaan, whom he had known personally as a child.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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His rotating particles are reminiscent of the Cartesian vortices, which is not surprising as Descartes had had a strong influence on the young Christiaan, whom he had known personally as a child.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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His rotating particles are reminiscent of the Cartesian vortices, which is not surprising as Descartes had had a strong influence on the young Huygens, whom he had known personally as a child.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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His rotating particles are reminiscent of the Cartesian vortices, which is not surprising as Descartes had had a strong influence on the young Huygens, whom he had known personally as a child.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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