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
So while El Niño is already having big impacts on global weather, and may influence the polar vortex later in winter, snow and ice in the UK is far from guaranteed.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
Later in winter it could shift the odds towards cold and snow, something that can be influenced by changes in the polar vortex but none of this is certain.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
"Our strategy was to outrun the vortex dynamics," says Eryin Wang.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026
Nailer dragged himself out of the vortex and clung to the rail.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
Her drawings, which come in sets of two or three near-identical shapes, have "a beautiful intricacy to them" and "look like swirling vortexes", he said.
From BBC ● Dec. 9, 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
Within this range, vortices could flow freely along the steps without becoming trapped by imperfections in the material.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
However, superconductors also contain tiny quantum structures known as vortices.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
Being able to control where these vortices travel could therefore help scientists improve superconducting devices.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
The newly detected vortices appear along the boundaries of structures known as granules, which densely cover the Sun's visible surface.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026
All of this can be explained very well in the atomic model of the world, but only with much greater difficulty using Cartesian vortices.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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