| 单词 | vortex |
| 释义 | vortex n. (pl. vortexes or vortices) 1. a mass of whirling fluid, esp. a whirlpool or whirlwind. 2. any whirling motion or mass. 3. a system, occupation, pursuit, etc., viewed as swallowing up or engrossing those who approach it (the vortex of society). 4. Physics a portion of fluid whose particles have rotatory motion. Phrases and idioms vortex-ring a vortex whose axis is a closed curve, e.g. a smoke-ring. Derivatives vortical adj. vortically adv. vorticity n. vorticose adj. vorticular adj. Etymology: L vortex -icis eddy, var. of VERTEX |
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