nounpl: vortices (plural of vortex)
vórtices
1. plural of vortex; a mass of whirling fluid or air, especially a whirlpool or whirlwind
The ship was caught in multiple vortices created by the storm.
O navio foi pego em múltiplos vórtices criados pela tempestade.
2. in physics and mathematics, rotating or spiraling patterns of flow around a central axis
Scientists studied the vortices formed in the laboratory experiment.
Os cientistas estudaram os vórtices formados no experimento de laboratório.
3. figuratively, a situation or state of confusion or disorder
He felt caught in vortices of conflicting emotions.
Ele se sentia preso em vórtices de emoções conflitantes.
The term 'vortices' is used primarily in scientific, technical, and literary contexts in both American English and Brazilian Portuguese. In Brazil, it appears frequently in meteorological reports describing weather phenomena like cyclones and tornadoes. In everyday speech, simpler terms like 'redemoinho' (whirlwind) or 'redilho' (eddy) may be preferred, but 'vórtice/vórtices' is the precise technical translation.
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