vorticity

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The divergence of the deviator stress tensor is analogous to the electric field, while the vorticity (the curl of velocity field) is interpreted as the magnetic field.

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  1. noun Physics A measure of the rate of rotational spin in a fluid.
  2. noun Meteorology A measure of the spin of an air mass such as a low- or high-pressure weather system.

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  • The divergence of the deviator stress tensor is analogous to the electric field, while the vorticity (the curl of velocity field) is interpreted as the magnetic field. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • At the same time, the pronounced cold front moving through the Great Lakes will receive an extra push from the shortwave aloft that's been producing Midwestern showers and thunder - the image here is of the 500 mb vorticity prognosis, illustrating the energy center driving across the Northeast on Tuesday afternoon. —  MATTNOYES.NET - Weather Website & Blog
  • Also presented are the probability density functions of particle velocity fluctuations in gradient and vorticity directions. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • Connections between stratospheric and surface events are characterized using relative vorticity and the square of strain computed at different pressure levels from the stratosphere to the surface in the Beaufort Sea region. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • Winglets are wing-like tip devices which reduce the vorticity strength and concentration thereby reducing drag. —  IAGblog
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  1. Latin vortex (vortic-), vortex, + -ity.
 

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