Definition of irrotational in English:
irrotational
adjective ˌɪrəʊˈteɪʃ(ə)n(ə)lˌɪroʊˈteɪʃ(ə)nl
Physics (especially of fluid motion) not rotational; having no rotation.
Example sentencesExamples
- In essence, 3D flows can be considered as complex combinations of irrotational and rotational strains that vary in space with time.
- Didn't Rafe understand that an ideal fluid is incompressible and lacks viscosity, and its flow is steady and irrotational?
- In addition, the postulated role of vorticity production near the head is at variance with inviscid, irrotational models.
- The fluid is irrotational at all points, except next to a vortex street wake behind the fish.
- She told him about an important difference between the irrotational wave he had just described and a rotational wave.
Definition of irrotational in US English:
irrotational
adjectiveˌɪroʊˈteɪʃ(ə)nlˌirōˈtāSH(ə)nl
Physics (especially of fluid motion) not rotational; having no rotation.
Example sentencesExamples
- The fluid is irrotational at all points, except next to a vortex street wake behind the fish.
- In essence, 3D flows can be considered as complex combinations of irrotational and rotational strains that vary in space with time.
- Didn't Rafe understand that an ideal fluid is incompressible and lacks viscosity, and its flow is steady and irrotational?
- In addition, the postulated role of vorticity production near the head is at variance with inviscid, irrotational models.
- She told him about an important difference between the irrotational wave he had just described and a rotational wave.