von Karman vortex street

A form of von Kármán vortex street — A 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.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounvon Karman vortex street (plural von Karman vortex streets)

plural von Karman vortex streets

  1. alternativeAlternative form of von Kármán vortex street.
Cite this entry
APA

von Karman vortex street. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/von%20Karman%20vortex%20street

MLA

“von Karman vortex street.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/von%20Karman%20vortex%20street. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “von Karman vortex street,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/von%20Karman%20vortex%20street.

Source: von Karman vortex street on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.