vortex
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An optical vortex, for example, has a wave pattern that twists around its direction of travel, much like a corkscrew.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026
Will El Niño and the polar vortex bring snow to the UK this winter?
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
A strong polar vortex tends to encourage a strong polar jet stream in the troposphere.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
"Our strategy was to outrun the vortex dynamics," says Eryin Wang.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026
Instead, her whole being was a vortex of roaring fear.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
"So you get these big vortexes, it's quite intense, with these outbursts of activity."
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2025
Its three suns move and align in such a way as to create regular but random apocalyptic events, from infernal heat to sudden ice ages to gravitational vortexes, that destroy the civilization again and again.
From New York Times ● Mar. 22, 2024
Their findings revealed that swimmers can utilize water flow and vortexes more effectively as their speed increases.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 14, 2024
Mobulas are known to create vortex formations when feeding or resting, but this is the first time vortexes have been reported in a mating context.
From National Geographic ● Nov. 20, 2023
Little vortexes of dust spiral around the block as I step down from the trailer with my parents.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
When the vortices move, they can generate electrical resistance and affect the performance of the superconductor.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
The findings demonstrate that even a surface feature only one atom high can have a powerful influence on the movement of quantum vortices.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
Under certain conditions, these vortices moved more than 1,000 times more easily along the steps than across them.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
Using scanning tunneling microscopy, a technique capable of imaging surfaces at the atomic level, the researchers confirmed that the steps ran parallel to one another and directly observed vortices positioned along them.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 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
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