vortex filament

noun

A thin, imaginary curve that creates a rotational flow in the space through which it passes.

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Meanings

nounvortex filament (plural vortex filaments)

plural vortex filaments

  1. fluid dynamicsA thin, imaginary curve that creates a rotational flow in the space through which it passes.
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