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vortex rings

vortex rings is the plural of vortex ring.

Meaning of vortex ring

Noun

vortex ring (plural vortex rings)

  1. A toroidal vortex in a fluid or gas, i.e. a region where the fluid mostly spins around an imaginary axis line that forms a closed loop.
    • Vortex rings are rarely noticed unless the motion is revealed by suspended particles, as in smoke rings.

Questions about vortex rings

What is vortex rings the plural of?
Vortex rings is the plural of vortex ring.

Words near vortex rings in the dictionary

  1. vortex line
  2. vortex lines
  3. vortex mixer
  4. vortex mixers
  5. vortex ring
  6. vortex rings
  7. vortex shedding
  8. vortex theory
  9. vortex tube
  10. vortex tubes
  11. vortexation

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