VORTEX

Vortex

In fluid dynamics, a vortex is a region within a fluid where the flow is mostly a spinning motion about an imaginary axis, straight or curved. That motion pattern is called a vortical flow.

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vortex

Noun

  1. A whirlwind, whirlpool, or similarly moving matter in the form of a spiral or column.
  2. Anything that involves constant violent or chaotic activity around some centre.
  3. Anything which inevitably draws surrounding things into its current.


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