Vortex — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the shape of something rotating rapidly

a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/vˈɔːɹtɛks/

🇬🇧British English

/vˈɔːtɛks/

🇮🇳Indian English

/vˈɔːtɛks/

2 syllables Say it as /vˈɔːɹtɛks/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

whirl swirl convolution maelstrom whirlpool

Word Forms

whirl	verb	revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
swirl	verb	flow in a circular current, of liquids
whirlpool	verb	flow in a circular current, of liquids

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Wirbel

die Form von etwas, das sich schnell dreht

🇪🇸Spanish

vórtice

la forma de algo que gira rápidamente

🇮🇹Italian

vortice

la forma di qualcosa che ruota rapidamente

🇳🇱Dutch

draaikolk

de vorm van iets dat snel ronddraait

🇵🇹Portuguese

vórtice

a forma de algo girando rapidamente

🇷🇺Russian

вихрь

форма чего-то быстро вращающегося

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भंवर

तेजी से घूमने वाली किसी चीज का आकार

🇧🇩Bengali

ঘূর্ণি

দ্রুত ঘোরানো কিছুর আকৃতি

🇮🇳Tamil

சுழல்

வேகமாக சுழலும் ஒன்றின் வடிவம்

🇮🇳Telugu

సుడిగుండం

వేగంగా తిరిగే ఏదో ఆకారం

🇮🇳Marathi

भोवरा

वेगाने फिरणाऱ्या एखाद्या गोष्टीचा आकार

🇮🇳Gujarati

વમળ

ઝડપથી ફરતી કોઈ વસ્તુનો આકાર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸುಳಿಗಾಳಿ

ವೇಗವಾಗಿ ತಿರುಗುತ್ತಿರುವ ಯಾವುದೋ ಆಕಾರ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചുഴി

വേഗത്തിൽ ഭ്രമണം ചെയ്യുന്ന ഒന്നിൻ്റെ ആകൃതി

🇵🇰Urdu

بھنور

تیزی سے گھومنے والی کسی چیز کی شکل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

涡流

快速旋转的物体的形状

🇯🇵Japanese

渦巻き

急速に回転するものの形

🇰🇷Korean

와동

빠르게 회전하는 물체의 모양

🇻🇳Vietnamese

xoáy nước

hình dạng của một cái gì đó quay nhanh

🇹🇭Thai

กระแสน้ำวน

รูปร่างของบางสิ่งบางอย่างหมุนอย่างรวดเร็ว

🇮🇩Indonesian

pusaran

bentuk sesuatu yang berputar dengan cepat

🇵🇭Filipino

puyo ng tubig

ang hugis ng isang bagay na mabilis na umiikot

🇲🇾Malay

pusaran

bentuk sesuatu yang berputar dengan pantas

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

دوامة

شكل شيء يدور بسرعة

🇮🇷Persian

گرداب

شکل چیزی که به سرعت می چرخد

🇹🇷Turkish

girdap

hızla dönen bir şeyin şekli

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְעַרבּוֹלֶת

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