1. having a whirling or spiral motion; forming or arranged in a vortex
Usage: technical

Examples

• The vorticose pattern of the galaxy’s spiral arms was clearly visible through the telescope.
• Water formed a vorticose motion as it drained from the bathtub.
• The botanist noted the vorticose arrangement of leaves around the stem.
• Vorticose currents in the ocean create complex underwater patterns.
• The artist’s painting featured vorticose brushstrokes that drew the eye inward.
• Scientists studied the vorticose flow of air around the aircraft wing.