vortical

 [vawr-ti-kuhl]  

vor·ti·cal

   [vawr-ti-kuhl]
adjective
1.
of or pertaining to a vortex.
2.
suggesting or resembling a vortex.
3.
moving in a vortex.
Origin:
1645–55; < Latin vortic- (stem of vortex vortex) + -al1

Related forms
vor·ti·cal·ly, adverb
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vortex (ˈvɔːtɛks)
 
—n , pl -texes, -tices
1.  a whirling mass or rotary motion in a liquid, gas, flame, etc, such as the spiralling movement of water around a whirlpool
2.  any activity, situation, or way of life regarded as irresistibly engulfing
 
[C17: from Latin: a whirlpool; variant of vertex]
 
vortical
 
—adj
 
'vortically
 
—adv

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