transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈvȯr-ˌteks ]
noun
( plural vor·ti·ces ˈvȯr-tə-ˌsēz ; also vor·tex·es ˈvȯr-ˌtek-səz)
Etymology: New Latin vortic-, vortex, from Latin vertex, vortex whirlpool — more at vertex
Date: 1652
1. : something that resembles a whirlpool
the hellish vortex of battle — Time
2.
a. : a mass of fluid (as a liquid) with a whirling or circular motion that tends to form a cavity or vacuum in the center of the circle and to draw toward this cavity or vacuum bodies subject to its action ; especially : whirlpool , eddy
b. : a region within a body of fluid in which the fluid elements have an angular velocity