Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

polar vortex

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.35 in modern English

Syllables: po-lar vor-tex
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A large-scale cyclone located in the middle and upper troposphere and stratosphere that surround the polar highs and lay in the wake of the polar front.

Example Sentences

"Experts pointed to several factors. One culprit: the polar vortex, a giant mass of cold air normally contained above the North Pole by strong bands of circulating winds. In recent weeks, the vortex has broken apart, with one block of cold air escaping into Canada and the United States, and another into Europe."

Inflected Forms

polar vortexes (plural) polar vortices (plural)

Questions

What does polar vortex mean?: A large-scale cyclone located in the middle and upper troposphere and stratosphere that surround the polar highs and lay in the wake of the polar front.

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