noun
- plural of vortex; whirling masses of fluid or air, especially whirlpools or whirlwinds
- situations or activities that draw people or things into their center in a powerful or irresistible way
Usage: figurative
Examples
- The storm created several dangerous vortexes in the ocean.
- Scientists studied the vortexes formed by the tornado.
- The whirlpool created multiple small vortexes around its edges.
- The city became one of the major vortexes of cultural activity.
- These financial centers are vortexes of international commerce.
- The debate created vortexes of controversy across the nation.