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Webster 1913 Edition


Irrotational

Irˊro-ta′tion-al

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Adj.
(Physics)
Not rotatory; passing from one point to another by a movement other than rotation; – said of the movement of parts of a liquid or yielding mass.
Sir W. Thomson.

Definition 2024


irrotational

irrotational

English

Adjective

irrotational

  1. Not rotating or not pertaining to rotation

Derived terms

  • irrotational flow
  • irrotational strain
  • irrotational vector