1. A whirling or circular motion of water; a whirling of the air; a whirlwind. In the Cartesian system, the theory of a collection of particles of matter forming an ether or fluid, endowed with a rapid rotatory motion around an axis, as accounting for the planetary revolutions.

2. Vortical.

Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language By Nuttall, P.Austin

• vorters,
• vortext,
• votex,
• vortexs,
• vertix,
• vertux,
• vortes,
• ortex,
• volte,
• virtex,
• vkrtex,
• vlrtex,
• vprtex,
• v0rtex,
• v9rtex,
• voetex,
• vodtex,
• voftex,
• vottex,
• vo5tex

• vertex.

The adjective form of the word "vortex" is "vortical".