vorticity.
A property of a fluid flow related to local angular rotation; defined as the curl of the flow's velocity field.
Meaning & usage
A property of a fluid flow related to local angular rotation; defined as the curl of the flow's velocity field.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wert- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-etor Proto-Indo-European *wértetor Proto-Italic *wertō Latin vortō Latin vortexlbor. English vortex Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English vorticity From vortex + -ity.
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