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vorticose

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vor·ti·cose  (vôrt-ks)
adj.
Vortical.

vorticose [ˈvɔːtɪˌkəʊs]
adj
Rare rotating quickly; whirling
[from Latin vorticōsus, variant of verticōsus full of whirlpools; see vertex]


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[1] This twisting displacement, at first appears to indicate a vorticose movement beneath each point thus affected; but this is highly improbable.
 
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