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单词 vorticose
释义

vorticose

[ vawr-ti-kohs ]
/ ˈvɔr tɪˌkoʊs /
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adjective

vortical; whirling.

Origin of vorticose

First recorded in 1775–85, vorticose is from the Latin word vorticōsus eddying. See vortical, -ose1

OTHER WORDS FROM vorticose

vor·ti·cose·ly, adverb

Words nearby vorticose

vortex vein, vortical, vorticella, vorticism, vorticity, vorticose, vortiginous, Vortumnus, Vosges, Voskhod, Vostok
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Example sentences from the Web for vorticose

  • But will not the admission of a vorticose motion of the ethereal medium, affect the aberration of light?

    Outlines of a Mechanical Theory of Storms|T. Bassnett
  • According to some observers, the concluding movements were vorticose.

    A Study of Recent Earthquakes|Charles Davison
  • The shock which agitated the building is described as having been horizontal and vorticose.

    Principles of Geology|Charles Lyell

British Dictionary definitions for vorticose

vorticose
/ (ˈvɔːtɪˌkəʊs) /

adjective

rare rotating quickly; whirling

Word Origin for vorticose

C18: from Latin vorticōsus, variant of verticōsus full of whirlpools; see vertex
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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