vorticism

English

Etymology

vortex + -ism, attributed to Ezra Pound.

Noun

vorticism (countable and uncountable, plural vorticisms)

  1. A short-lived modernist movement in British art and poetry of the early 20th century, incorporating elements of cubism and futurism.
    • 1919 March 30, “The Dadas”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
      Much noise has been made by Vorticism, Futurism, Cubism, Vertiginism.

Further reading

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from English vorticism.

Noun

vorticism n (uncountable)

  1. vorticism

Declension

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