spinning vortex

Related
  • whirlpoolRotating water formation
  • cycloneRotating low-pressure storm system
  • tornadoViolent rotating windstorm
  • spiralCurve winding around center
  • swirlRotating, curving movement

maelstrom · eddy · twister · hurricane · funnel · rotation · drain · whorl · gyre · centrifuge · dervish · churning · sucking · dizzy · vertigo · eye · wind · chaos

Opposites
motion state

spinning vortexstillness

Complete lack of motion

stagnation · motionlessness · inertia · immobility · rest

flow organization

spinning vortexlaminar flow

Smooth, parallel fluid motion

steady flow · steady stream · turbulence

energy concentration

spinning vortexdissipation

Gradual loss or scattering

dispersion · entropy · diffusion · equilibrium · stasis

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