irrotational
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Etymology
Origin of irrotational
First recorded in 1870–75; ir- 2 + rotational
Example Sentences
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For a long time the only kind of fluid motion considered was, with the exception of a few simple cases, that which is called irrotational motion.
From Lord Kelvin An account of his scientific life and work by Andrew Gray
But the aether at a great distance must in any case be at rest; while the facts of astronomical aberration require that the motion of that medium must be irrotational.
From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg
It is to be clearly understood that the motion of a fluid may be irrotational although the value of S does not vanish for every closed path that can be drawn in it.
From Lord Kelvin An account of his scientific life and work by Andrew Gray
If this relation is true along all paths, the velocity of the aether must be of irrotational type, like that of frictionless fluid.
From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg
Stokes afterwards showed that the quicker wave is a wave of irrotational dilatation, and the slower wave is a wave of rotational distortion accompanied by no change of volume.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" by Various
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