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scalar curl

scalar curl noun: the coefficient of k in the three-dimensional curl of a two-dimensional vector field.

Noun

scalar curl (plural scalar curls)

  1. The coefficient of k in the three-dimensional curl of a two-dimensional vector field.
    • Since the curl of the vector field #92;vec#123;F#125;#61;(xy,xy,0) is the vector field #92;vec#123;#92;nabla#125;#92;times#92;vec#123;F#125;#61;(0,0,y-x), the scalar curl of the vector field #92;vec#123;G#125;#61;(xy,xy) is the scalar field y-x#92;#59;.

Forms of scalar curl

pluralscalar curls

Origin of scalar curl

From scalar + curl.

Questions about scalar curl

What does scalar curl mean?
Scalar curl means the coefficient of k in the three-dimensional curl of a two-dimensional vector field.
What part of speech is scalar curl?
Scalar curl is a noun.
What is the plural of scalar curl?
The plural of scalar curl is scalar curls.

Words near scalar curl in the dictionary

  1. scalados
  2. scalae
  3. scalar
  4. scalar boson
  5. scalar bosons
  6. scalar curl
  7. scalar curls
  8. scalar field
  9. scalar fields
  10. scalar function
  11. scalar functions

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