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vortical

adjective
vor·​ti·​cal | \ ˈvȯr-ti-kÉ™l How to pronounce vortical (audio) \

Definition of vortical

: of, relating to, or resembling a vortex : swirling
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vortically \ ˈvȯr-​ti-​k(É™-​)lÄ“ How to pronounce vortically (audio) \ adverb

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 Hydrogen, oxygen and all other atoms were, deep down, just different types of vortical knots. — Quanta Magazine, "A Fight for the Soul of Science," 16 Dec. 2015 The other route is the chiral vortical symmetry, which requires that the plasma be rotating. — John Timmer, Ars Technica, "Taking quark-gluon plasma for a spin may un-break a fundamental symmetry," 2 Aug. 2017

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