English Explanatory Dictionary

vorticity

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A property of a fluid flow related to local angular rotation; defined as the curl of the flow's velocity field.

Word forms

vorticity vorticities

Etymology

From vortex + -ity.

Derived words

potential vorticity
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