vortices
Noun
The word is derived from vortex
Meaning
of Vortex
Source: Webster's dictionarySynonyms
Phrases with the word
Examples
Symbols are oracular forms-mysterious patterns creating vortices in the substances of the invisible world.
When the wind blows through a wood, its mass is cut and closed by every leaf, forming a train of jittery vortices in the air.
According to this Cartesian theory of vortices, planetary motions were produced by the whirling of fluid vortices that filled interplanetary space and carried the planets along with them.
A model Cessna with helium-filled bubbles showing pathlines of the wingtip vortices A wind tunnel is a tool used in aerodynamic research to study the effects of air moving past solid objects.
Blackbird diaries, Air & Space, December 2014/January 2015, p. 46. Shape and threat avoidance Water vapor is condensed by the low-pressure vortices generated by the chines outboard of each engine inlet.
As the vortex sheet is convected downstream from the trailing edge, it rolls up at its outer edges, eventually forming distinct wingtip vortices.