† vorticen.
Obsolete. rare.
A vortex.
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1661 R. Boyle New Exper. Physico-mech. (1662) 97 Particles, agitated or whirled round,..whereby they are each of them enabled to drive or force out of their Vortice all such other agitated particles.
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vorticev.
rare.
transitive. To bring by vortical motion.
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the world > movement > motion in specific manner > revolution or rotation > revolve or rotate [verb (transitive)] > swirl or eddy > bring by vortical motion
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a1843 R. Southey Common-place Bk. (1851) 4th Ser. 213 The heavier bodies..became outermost, and in their whirling vorticed the evil spirits into the centre.
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