adverb
- in a manner relating to or resembling a vortex; with a spinning or whirling motion
Usage: technical
Examples
- The water drained vortically down the sink.
- The tornado moved vortically across the landscape.
- Particles in the fluid moved vortically around the central axis.
- The galaxy’s arms spiral vortically outward from its center.
- Air currents flowed vortically through the canyon.
- The dancer spun vortically across the stage.