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vortical

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to a vortex; containing vortices; moving in a vortex.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From (the stem of) Latin vortex + -al.

Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: մրրկային (mrrkayin) — pertaining to a vortex
  • Bulgarian: вихров (vihrov) — pertaining to a vortex
  • Chinese Mandarin: 漩渦的 /漩涡的 (xuánwō de) — pertaining to a vortex
  • Dutch: wervelend — pertaining to a vortex
  • Dutch: dwarrelend als een draaikolk — pertaining to a vortex
  • Finnish: pyörremäinen — pertaining to a vortex
  • Finnish: pyörteinen — pertaining to a vortex
  • Finnish: pyörteikäs — pertaining to a vortex
  • French: tourbillonnant — pertaining to a vortex
  • German: kreisend — pertaining to a vortex
  • German: wirbelartig — pertaining to a vortex
  • German: wirbelnd — pertaining to a vortex
  • Italian: vorticoso — pertaining to a vortex
  • Italian: vorticale — pertaining to a vortex
  • Kazakh: құйынды (qūiyndy) — pertaining to a vortex
  • Polish: wirowy — pertaining to a vortex
  • Portuguese: vortiginoso — pertaining to a vortex
  • Russian: вихревой (vixrevoj) — pertaining to a vortex
  • Russian: вращательный (vraščatelʹnyj) — pertaining to a vortex
  • Spanish: vortiginoso — pertaining to a vortex
  • Vietnamese: xoáy tròn — pertaining to a vortex