Vortex

s. In the plural vortices. (Lat.) Any thing whirled round (Newton). VortEx,or WHIRLWIND, in meteorology, a sudden, rapid, violent motion of the air, in circular whirling directions. Vortex is also used for an eddy or whirlpool, or a body of water, in certain seas and rivers, which Tuns rapidly round, forming a sert of cavity in the middle.