Meanings
plural von Kármán vortex streets · alternative von Karman vortex street
- natural sciencesA double row of vortices in a fluid sometimes found in the wake of a cylindrical body (such as in a river, downstream of a bridge support), eddies being produced from alternate sides of the body.
Synonyms: Kármán vortex street, Karman vortex street, Kármán street, Karman street
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA double row of vortices in a fluid sometimes found in the wake of a cylindrical body (such as in a river, downstream of a bridge support), eddies being produced from alternate sides of the body.
Origin
After Hungarian physicist Theodore von Kármán.
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