"vortical" meaning in English

See vortical in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈvɔːtɪk(ə)l/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-vortical.wav Forms: more vortical [comparative], most vortical [superlative]
Etymology: From (the stem of) Latin vortex + -al. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|vortex}} Latin vortex, {{suffix|en||al}} + -al Head templates: {{en-adj}} vortical (comparative more vortical, superlative most vortical)
  1. Of or pertaining to a vortex; containing vortices; moving in a vortex. Synonyms (containing vortices): turbulent (english: of fluid flow) Translations (pertaining to a vortex): մրրկային (mrrkayin) (Armenian), вихров (vihrov) (Bulgarian), 漩渦的 (Chinese Mandarin), 漩涡的 (xuánwō de) (Chinese Mandarin), wervelend (Dutch), dwarrelend als een draaikolk (Dutch), pyörremäinen (Finnish), pyörteinen (Finnish), pyörteikäs (Finnish), tourbillonnant (French), kreisend (German), wirbelartig (German), wirbelnd (German), vorticoso (Italian), vorticale (Italian), құйынды (qūiyndy) (Kazakh), wirowy [masculine] (Polish), vortiginoso (Portuguese), вихревой (vixrevoj) (Russian), вращательный (vraščatelʹnyj) (Russian), vortiginoso [masculine] (Spanish), xoáy tròn (Vietnamese)
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