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vorticular, a.|vɔːˈtɪkjʊlə(r)|
[Cf. prec. and -ular.]
Of motion: Vortical, vorticose.
1838Redfield in Amer. Jrnl. Sci. XXXIII. 59 Were there no vorticular or whirling action already excited,..there could then be no inequality of pressure to produce rotation. 1864De Penning Meteorol. 65 This inward vorticular movement can only arise from the constant lateral pressure that is always maintained towards the partial vacuum of the vortex. 1891Atlantic Monthly LXVIII. 68/2 They [sc. tornadoes] possess truly vorticular motion. |