irrotational
[ ir-oh-tey-shuh-nl ]
/ ˌɪr oʊˈteɪ ʃə nl /
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adjective
not having rotation.
Mathematics. conservative(def 7).
Nearby words
irritating, irritation, irritation fibroma, irritative, irrorate, irrotational, irrupt, irruption, irruptive, irs, irtysh
Origin of irrotational
Related formsir·ro·ta·tion·al·ly, adverb
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Examples from the Web for irrotational
A second-order effect on direction may therefore be produced by irrotational motion, but not a first-order effect.
The Ether of Space|Oliver LodgeIt is important to distinguish between two types of strain: the “rotational” type and the “irrotational” type.
A stream line is the line, straight or curved, traced by a particle in a current of fluid in irrotational movement.