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vortex vs stream

stream vs vortex

vortex and stream both are nouns.

vortex is not a verb while stream is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
vortex Yes No No No
stream Yes No Yes No
As nouns, stream is a hypernym of vortex; that is, stream is a word with a broader meaning than vortex:
  • vortex: a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides)
  • stream: a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)
Other hypernyms of vortex include current.
vortex (noun) stream (noun)
a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides) the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression
the shape of something rotating rapidly a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)
dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously
vortex (verb) stream (verb)
exude profusely
flow freely and abundantly
to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind
move in large numbers
rain heavily
Difference between vortex and stream

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