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Phrases 33
- polar vortexA large-scale cyclone located in the middle and upper troposphere and stratosphere that surround the polar highs and lay in the wake of the polar front.
- vortex theoryAn obsolete scientific theory, chiefly developed by René Descartes, which attempted to explain celestial mechanics and the phenomena now described as gravitation by positing a system of fluid vortices governed by centrifugal forces and …
- vortex mixerA piece of laboratory equipment used to mix the contents of small tubes of liquids by means of rapid oscillation.
- vortex ringA toroidal vortex in a fluid or gas, i.e. a region where the fluid mostly spins around an imaginary axis line that forms a closed loop.
- vile vortexAny of a number of geographic areas, arranged in a pattern around the Earth, that are held to be the sites of unexplained disappearances and other mysterious phenomena.
- vortex atomA hypothetical ring-shaped mass of elementary matter in continuous vortical motion, once regarded as the typical form and structure of the chemical atom.
- vortex generatorAn aerodynamic device, consisting of a small vane usually attached to a lifting surface (or airfoil, such as an aircraft wing) or a rotor blade of a wind turbine.
- vortex generatorsplural of vortex generator: An aerodynamic device, consisting of a small vane usually attached to a lifting surface (or airfoil, such as an aircraft wing) or a rotor blade of a wind turbine.
- vortex lineA line whose tangent is everywhere parallel to the local vorticity vector.
- vortex linesplural of vortex line: A line whose tangent is everywhere parallel to the local vorticity vector.
- vortex mixersplural of vortex mixer: A piece of laboratory equipment used to mix the contents of small tubes of liquids by means of rapid oscillation.
- vortex tubeA mechanical device that separates a compressed gas into hot and cold streams, without the need for moving parts.
- wake vortexOne of the paired vortices formed behind any heavier-than-air aircraft when producing lift, created by the velocity differential between the air being accelerated downwards by the wings (or other lifting surface), on the one hand, and the …
- pollen vortexAn unusually high concentration of pollen in the air over a relatively short period of time.
- vortex sheddingAn oscillating flow that occurs when a fluid flows past a bluff body at certain velocities. Vortices are created at the back of the body and detach periodically from either side of it, forming a von Kármán vortex street.
- quantized vortexa flow pattern exhibited by superfluids, such as ⁴He below 2.17K, in which the circulation rate is restricted to a quantized multiple of Planck's constant divided by the mass of the He atom
- Karman vortex streetSynonym of von Kármán vortex street: A double row of vortices in a fluid sometimes found in the wake of a cylindrical body (such as in a river, downstream of a bridge support), eddies being produced from alternate sides of the body.
- von Karman vortex streetAlternative form of von Kármán vortex street: A double row of vortices in a fluid sometimes found in the wake of a cylindrical body (such as in a river, downstream of a bridge support), eddies being produced from alternate sides of the …
- Kármán vortex streetSynonym of von Kármán vortex street: A double row of vortices in a fluid sometimes found in the wake of a cylindrical body (such as in a river, downstream of a bridge support), eddies being produced from alternate sides of the body.
- Ranque-Hilsch vortex tubeSynonym of vortex tube: A mechanical device that separates a compressed gas into hot and cold streams, without the need for moving parts.
- von Kármán vortex streetA double row of vortices in a fluid sometimes found in the wake of a cylindrical body (such as in a river, downstream of a bridge support), eddies being produced from alternate sides of the body.
- admin vortexA disorganized soldier.
- vortex atomsplural of vortex atom: A hypothetical ring-shaped mass of elementary matter in continuous vortical motion, once regarded as the typical form and structure of the chemical atom.
- vortex fringeThe region immediately surrounding a disk moving flatwise through air.
- vortex ringsplural of vortex ring: A toroidal vortex in a fluid or gas, i.e. a region where the fluid mostly spins around an imaginary axis line that forms a closed loop.
Compound words 18
- mesovortexA small-scale, vertical vortex of air associated with a thunderstorm that occurs at less than one kilometer from the ground and is between 2-20 kilometers in width.
- antivortexA vortex that rotates in an opposite direction to another that it is paired with
- nanovortexA nanoscale vortex.
- uveovortexA uveal vortex
- vortexlikeResembling a vortex.
- vorticismA short-lived modernist movement in British art and poetry of the early 20th century, incorporating elements of cubism and futurism.
- intervortexBetween vortices
- microvortexA very small vortex
- multivortexRelating to multiple vortices
- nonvortexNot of or pertaining to a vortex.