vorticularadj.
/vɔːˈtɪkjᵿlə/, U.S. /vɔrˈtɪkjələr/ Of motion: Vortical, vorticose.
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the world > movement > motion in specific manner > revolution or rotation > [adjective] > swirling or eddying > like a vortex (of motion)
vortical1653
vortiginous1671
vorticose1783
vorticular1838
vorticial1848
1838 Redfield in Amer. Jrnl. Sci. 33 59 Were there no vorticular or whirling action already excited,..there could then be no inequality of pressure to produce rotation.
1864 De 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.
1891 Atlantic Monthly LXVIII. 68/2 They [sc. tornadoes] possess truly vorticular motion.
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