Taylor column

noun

A column formed in a rotating fluid perturbed by a solid body, parallel to the axis of rotation.

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Meanings

nounTaylor column (plural Taylor columns)

plural Taylor columns

  1. fluid dynamicsA column formed in a rotating fluid perturbed by a solid body, parallel to the axis of rotation.

Origin

Named after Geoffrey Ingram Taylor.

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APA

Taylor column. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Taylor%20column

MLA

“Taylor column.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Taylor%20column. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Taylor column,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Taylor%20column.

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