solenoidal

[soh-luh-noid-l, sol-uh-]

adjective

of or relating to a solenoid.
Mathematics. (of a vector or vector function) having divergence equal to zero.

Origin of solenoidal

First recorded in 1870–75; solenoid + -al¹

Related formsso·le·noi·dal·ly, adverb

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(γ) The solenoidal distribution of C and B, and in a dielectric that of D.
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A solenoidal distribution of a vector is one corresponding to that of the velocity in an incompressible fluid.
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