Definitions for vorticism

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vorticism vor·ti·cism

Spelling: [vawr-tuh-siz-uh m]

IPA: /ˈvɔr təˌsɪz əm/

Vorticism is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 19 points.

You can make 287 anagrams from letters in vorticism (ciimorstv).

Definitions for vorticism

noun

1. a short-lived avant-garde British art movement that was nurtured by Wyndham Lewis, derived from futurism and cubism, and reached its climax in an exhibition in London in 1915, dwindling in influence after World War I.

Origin of vorticism

1910-15; Latin vortic-, stem of vortex vortex + -ism

Examples for vorticism

It may be urged that Blast does not represent Futurism, but vorticism.

One of the healthiest movements of the day, though without novelty, is vorticism whose headquarters are London.

With Cubism, Futurism and vorticism we may be witnessing the beginning of a new tradition.