vortical
Rotating fluid pattern
Vortical describes something relating to or resembling a vortex—having a whirling, spiral motion.
The term appears mainly in scientific and technical contexts: vortical flow patterns in the atmosphere, the vortical motion of water draining from a sink.
It characterizes rotation around a central axis, whether in fluids, gases, or abstract models.
Rotating water formation
- eddyCircular counter-current
- maelstromViolent whirlpool or upheaval
- gyreCircular or spiral motion
- turbulenceChaotic flow patterns
Curve winding around center
- helixSpiraling three-dimensional curve
- coilWound circular arrangement
- whorlSpiral arrangement of ridges
- torusDoughnut-shaped solid
helical · toroidal · concentric · centripetal · centrifugal · angular momentum · curl · swirl pattern
Violent rotating windstorm
- hurricaneViolent tropical windstorm
- cycloneRotating low-pressure storm system
- typhoonWestern Pacific hurricane
- waterspoutMarine vortex phenomenon
whirlwind · twister · mesocyclone · supercell · dust devil · eyewall · funnel cloud · anticyclone
whirlpool
Rotating water formation
spiral
Curve winding around center
- helixSpiraling three-dimensional curve
- coilWound circular arrangement
- whorlSpiral arrangement of ridges
torus · helical · toroidal · concentric · centripetal · centrifugal · angular momentum · curl · swirl pattern · logarithmic spiral
tornado
Violent rotating windstorm
- hurricaneViolent tropical windstorm
- cycloneRotating low-pressure storm system
- typhoonWestern Pacific hurricane
waterspout · whirlwind · twister · mesocyclone · supercell · dust devil · eyewall · funnel cloud · anticyclone · storm system
vorticallinear
Arranged in straight succession
laminar · straight · irrotational · unidirectional · streamlined
vorticallinear
Arranged in straight succession
ordered · regular · systematic · straight-line · columnar
- polar vorticesCirculating arctic upper-atmosphere winds