vortices
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Zooming in on the Sun's surface, the team captured a detailed view of swirling vortices.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
The phenomenon happens when fluids - in this case hot gases - slide past each other and cause small disturbances to grow into spiralling vortices.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
Powerful currents twist and churn, creating swirling eddies that split into smaller and smaller vortices until their energy eventually fades away.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 3, 2026
In this case, the researchers found that magnetic vortices can naturally produce Floquet states when magnons are sufficiently energized.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 27, 2026
Hooke also did away with the vortices, introducing the idea of what we would now call ‘action at a distance’—gravity reaching out across empty space to tug on the Moon or the planets.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
