VORTICITY

Meaning of VORTICITY in English

vȯ(r)ˈtisəd.ē noun

( -es )

Etymology: Latin voltic-, vortex + English -ity

1. : the state of a fluid in vortical motion

2. : twice the angular velocity of a small element of fluid around which there is circulation

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

VORTICITY — noun Date: 1888 the state of a fluid in vortical motion, a measure of vortical motion
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
VORTICITY — /vawr tis"i tee/ , n. , pl. vorticities . Mech. a measure of the circulation of a fluid: a quantity …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
VORTICITY — noun Date: 1888 1. : the state of a fluid in vortical motion ; broadly : vortical motion 2. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
VORTICITY — [vor.tic.i.ty] n (1888) 1: the state of a fluid in vortical motion; broadly: vortical motion 2: a measure of vortical …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
VORTICITY — A measure of the rotation of a fluid. Mathematically, the vorticity is the curl of the velocity field. The vorticity …
Weather and Meteorology English vocabulary
VORTICITY — A measure of the local rotation in a fluid flow. In weather analysis and forecasting, it usually refers to the …
A Comprehensive English Glossary Of Weather
VORTICITY — 1) вихрение 2) вихревость 3) вихреобразование 4) завихренность 5) напряженность завихрения 6) метео вихрь скорости 7) завихрение 8) ротор ∙ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
VORTICITY — Клуб
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
VORTICITY — Водоворот
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
VORTICITY — Вихрь
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
VORTICITY — завихренность; турбулентность - streamwise vorticity
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
VORTICITY — завихренность; турбулентность - streamwise vorticity
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
VORTICITY — 1) вихревость 2) вихрение 3) вихреобразование 4) метео вихрь скорости 5) завихрение 6) завихренность 7) напряженность завихрения 8) ротор • - absolute vorticity - vorticity source - vorticity tensor - vorticity transfer - …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
VORTICITY — завихрённость, система вихрей
Англо-Русский физический словарь
VORTICITY — завихренность напряженность вихря
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь морских терминов
VORTICITY — 1) вихрение 2) вихревость 3) вихреобразование 4) завихренность 5) напряженность завихрения 6) метео вихрь скорости 7) завихрение 8) ротор ∙ …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
VORTICITY — n. Pronunciation: vo ̇ r- ' ti-s ə -t ē Function: noun Date: 1888 1 : the state of a …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
VORTICITY MAXIMUM — A center of vorticity, or the maximum of the vorticity field of a fluid.
Weather and Meteorology English vocabulary
RELATIVE VORTICITY — The sum of the rotation of an air parcel about the axis of the pressure system and the rotation of …
Weather and Meteorology English vocabulary
POTENTIAL VORTICITY — the ratio of the absolute vorticity (q.v.) of an atmospheric column to the (defined) pressure difference across the column. This …
Weather and Meteorology English vocabulary
POSITIVE VORTICITY ADVECTION — The advection of higher values of vorticity into an area. It is also known as cyclonic vorticity. related term: negative …
Weather and Meteorology English vocabulary
NEGATIVE VORTICITY ADVECTION — The advection of lower values of vorticity into an area. Related term: positive vorticity advection
Weather and Meteorology English vocabulary
ABSOLUTE VORTICITY — (or total vorticity) of air particles at any particular point is comprised of two elements: (i) on the rotating earth, …
Weather and Meteorology English vocabulary
CURL — In mathematics, a differential operator that can be applied to a vector-valued function (or vector field) in order to measure …
Английский словарь Британика
VORTEX — [ 'vɔ:tɛks ] ■ noun ( plural ~es or vortices -tɪsi:z ) a whirling mass, especially a whirlpool or whirlwind. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
VORTEX — n. (pl. vortexes or vortices) 1 a mass of whirling fluid, esp. a whirlpool or whirlwind. 2 any whirling motion …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
VORTEX — n. (pl. vortexes or vortices) 1 a mass of whirling fluid, esp. a whirlpool or whirlwind. 2 any whirling motion …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
VORTEX — n. (pl. vortexes or vortices) 1. a mass of whirling fluid, esp. a whirlpool or whirlwind. 2 any whirling motion …
Oxford English vocab
VORT MAX — (Slang; short for vorticity maximum), a center, or maximum, in the vorticity field of a fluid.
Weather and Meteorology English vocabulary
PVA REGION — an area where marked advection (movement) of positive, or cyclonic vorticity (q.v.) is occurring - hence Positive Vorticity Advection; often …
Weather and Meteorology English vocabulary
PVA — Positive Vorticity Advection. Advection of higher values of vorticity into an area, which often is associated with upward motion (lifting) …
Weather and Meteorology English vocabulary
IPV — Isentropic Potential Vorticity - the product of the absolute vorticity of an air parcel, and its static stability, calculated along …
Weather and Meteorology English vocabulary

Webster's New International English Dictionary

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