: a mass of fluid (such as a liquid) with a whirling or circular motion that tends to form a cavity or vacuum in the center of the circle and to draw toward this cavity or vacuum bodies subject to its action
Recent Examples on the WebTeaching high schoolers to ignore the vortex of their phones is undoubtedly challenging, but so is the practical implementation of a ban that both parents and students will resist.WIRED, 9 Sep. 2022 The lack of a transcendent quarterback and recruiting misfires spawned the vortex. Michael Casagrande | Mcasagrande@al.com, al, 8 Sep. 2022 The video, from KTLA-TV Channel 5, shows a swirling vortex of flames and a rising column of smoke. Gregory Yeestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2022 Vanishing from the vortex of bad news and screen time for two hours is productive and restorative in a way that a six-month hiatus isn’t—a pause for sanity, not a retreat for selfishness. Grayson Haver Currin, Outside Online, 28 July 2022 While one of the men managed to climb out after falling down, the other is seen on video submerged underneath the water and attempting to escape the vortex. Timothy Bella, Washington Post, 20 July 2022 When a wave begins to break, tiny aerated regions along the leading edge cause a few streams to separate from the main vortex. Joanna Thompson, Scientific American, 20 July 2022 And yet, released from the vortex of Ping’s spite, Will only receded further into himself. Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 16 May 2022 Thanks to our resident dream vortex Rose Walker (Vanesu Samunyai), viewers got a peek at the dreams of her neighbors in the boarding house run by Hal (John Cameron Mitchell). Christian Holub, EW.com, 9 Aug. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
New Latin vortic-, vortex, from Latin vertex, vortex whirlpool — more at vertex