different between sortal vs vortal

English

Etymology

sort +? -al. Coined by John Locke in 1690 in his An Essay Concerning Human Understanding.

Adjective

sortal (not comparable)

1. (philosophy) Of or pertaining to a sort, or kind.
2. (philosophy) Having the character of a sortal.

Noun

sortal (plural sortals)

1. (philosophy) A type of universal that defines a particular sort of object

Derived terms

See also

• Sortals in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Anagrams

• Tolars, Torals, astrol., rotals, tolars, torsal

English

Etymology

Blend of vertical +? portal

Noun

vortal (plural vortals)

1. (Internet) A vertical portal; an online resource acting as an entry point for information for a single specific market or subject.
   • 2000, Brian Stanford-Smith, Paul T. Kidd, E-business: Key Issues, Applications and Technologies (page 302)

     The service is a vortal, which aims to assist SMEs involved in engineering or manufacturing in the East Midlands area around Nottingham. The project builds on the concept of a human-organised regional gateway of information but also incorporates the ideas behind a vortal.

Translations

References

• vortal at OneLook Dictionary Search