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vortex shedding

noun

the process by which vortices formed continuously by the aerodynamic conditions associated with a solid body in a gas or air stream are carried downstream by the flow in the form of a vortex streetSee also vortex street

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Nearby words

  1. vorster,
  2. vorster, balthazar johannes,
  3. vortex,
  4. vortex drag,
  5. vortex ring,
  6. vortex street,
  7. vortex vein,
  8. vortical,
  9. vortically,
  10. vorticella
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