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potential vorticity

potential vorticity noun: a quantity which is proportional to the product of vorticity and stratification. When applied to air parcels, aids the understanding of cyclogenesis.

Noun

potential vorticity (plural potential vorticities)

  1. a quantity which is proportional to the product of vorticity and stratification. When applied to air parcels, aids the understanding of cyclogenesis

potential vorticity meaning in Tamil

potential vorticity in Tamil

திறல் சுழல்மை

Forms of potential vorticity

pluralpotential vorticities

Questions about potential vorticity

What does potential vorticity mean?
Potential vorticity means a quantity which is proportional to the product of vorticity and stratification. When applied to air parcels, aids the understanding of cyclogenesis.
What is potential vorticity in Tamil?
Potential vorticity in Tamil is திறல் சுழல்மை. See Potential vorticity meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is potential vorticity?
Potential vorticity is a noun.
What is the plural of potential vorticity?
The plural of potential vorticity is potential vorticities.

Words near potential vorticity in the dictionary

  1. potential temperatures
  2. potential theory
  3. potential verb
  4. potential verbs
  5. potential vorticities
  6. potential vorticity
  7. potential well
  8. potential wells
  9. potentialism
  10. potentialist
  11. potentialistic

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