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• vortex — UK [ˈvɔː(r)teks] / US [ˈvɔrˌteks] noun [countable] Word forms vortex : singular vortex plural vortexes or vortices UK [ˈvɔː(r)tɪsiːz] / US [ˈvɔrtɪsɪz] 1) formal a powerful spinning current of air or water that pulls everything down inside it 2)… …   English dictionary

• vortex — vor|tex [ˈvo:teks US ˈvo:r ] n plural vortices [ tısi:z] or vortexes [Date: 1600 1700; : Modern Latin; Origin: Latin vertex, vortex; VERTEX] 1.) a mass of wind or water that spins quickly and pulls things into its centre 2.) [usually …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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