Vortices

noun
1.
a plural of vortex.
noun, plural vortexes, vortices
[vawr-tuh-seez] /ˈvɔr təˌsiz/ (Show IPA)
1.
a whirling mass of water, especially one in which a force of suction operates, as a whirlpool.
2.
a whirling mass of air, especially one in the form of a visible column or spiral, as a tornado.
3.
a whirling mass of fire, flame, etc.
4.
a state of affairs likened to a whirlpool for violent activity, irresistible force, etc.
5.
something regarded as drawing into its powerful current everything that surrounds it:
the vortex of war.
6.
(in Cartesian philosophy) a rapid rotatory movement of cosmic matter about a center, regarded as accounting for the origin or phenomena of bodies or systems of bodies in space.
noun (pl) -texes, -tices (-tɪˌsiːz)
1.
a whirling mass or rotary motion in a liquid, gas, flame, etc, such as the spiralling movement of water around a whirlpool
2.
any activity, situation, or way of life regarded as irresistibly engulfing

vortex vor·tex (vôr’těks’)
n. pl. vor·tex·es or vor·ti·ces (-tĭ-sēz’)
A spiral motion of fluid within a limited area, especially a whirling mass of water or air that sucks everything near it toward its center.
vortex
(vôr’těks’)
Plural vortexes or vortices (vôr’tĭ-sēz’)
A circular, spiral, or helical motion in a fluid (such as a gas) or the fluid in such a motion. A vortex often forms around areas of low pressure and attracts the fluid (and the objects moving within it) toward its center. Tornados are examples of vortexes; vortexes that form around flying objects are a source of turbulence and drag. See also eddy.