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vortex.

A whirlwind, whirlpool, or similarly moving matter in the form of a spiral or column.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈvɔɹtɛks/General-American
  1. A whirlwind, whirlpool, or similarly moving matter in the form of a spiral or column.

  2. Anything that involves constant violent or chaotic activity around some centre.

    figuratively
  3. Anything that inevitably draws surrounding things into its current.

    figuratively
  4. A supposed collection of particles of very subtle matter, endowed with a rapid rotary motion around an axis which was also the axis of a sun or planet; part of a Cartesian theory accounting for the formation of the universe, and the movements of the bodies composing it.

    historical
  5. Any of numerous species of small Turbellaria belonging to Vortex and allied genera.

  6. A group of vultures or buzzards.

    collective
Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin vortex. Doublet of vertex.

verb/ˈvɔɹtɛks/General-American
  1. To mix using a vortex mixer.

Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin vortex. Doublet of vertex.

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