irrotational
[ir-oh-tey-shuh-nl]
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adjective
not having rotation.
Mathematics. conservative(def 7).
Origin of irrotational
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A stream line is the line, straight or curved, traced by a particle in a current of fluid in irrotational movement.
A second-order effect on direction may therefore be produced by irrotational motion, but not a first-order effect.
The Ether of SpaceOliver Lodge
It is important to distinguish between two types of strain: the “rotational” type and the “irrotational” type.