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vorton

vorton noun: a three-dimensional vortical singularity.

Noun

vorton (plural vortons)

  1. A three-dimensional vortical singularity.
  2. A hypothetical circular cosmic string loop stabilized by the angular momentum of the charge and current trapped on the string.

Forms of vorton

pluralvortons

Origin of vorton

From vortex + -on. Coined by English mathematician Philip Saffman in 1981, popularized by E. A. Novikov in 1983.

Questions about vorton

What does vorton mean?
Vorton means a three-dimensional vortical singularity.
What part of speech is vorton?
Vorton is a noun.
What is the plural of vorton?
The plural of vorton is vortons.

Words near vorton in the dictionary

  1. vortilon
  2. vortilons
  3. vortioxetine
  4. vortograph
  5. vortographs
  6. vorton
  7. vortons
  8. vortoscope
  9. vortoscopes
  10. vorts
  11. Vortumnus

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