vortex (redirected from vortexes)

vortex /vor·tex/ (vor´teks) pl. vor´tices   [L.] a whorled or spiral arrangement or pattern, as of muscle fibers, or of the ridges or hairs of the skin.

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vor·tex (vôrtks)

n. pl. vor·tex·es or vor·ti·ces (-t-sz)

A spiral motion of fluid within a limited area, especially a whirling mass of water or air that sucks everything near it toward its center.

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vortex

pl. vortices [L.] a whorled or spiral arrangement or pattern, as of muscle fibers, or of the ridges or hairs of the skin.

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vortex cordis

the spiral pattern of the loops of muscle fibers at the apex of the heart.

vortex pilorum

the meeting place of hair streams to form whorls.