Von Karman Vortex Street Definition

noun

A double row of vortices in a fluid sometimes found in the wake of a cylindrical body (such as in a river, downstream of a bridge support), eddies being produced from alternate sides of the body.

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Alternative form of von Kármán vortex street.

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Other Word Forms of Von Karman Vortex Street

Noun

Singular:
von Karman vortex street
Plural:
von-krmn-vortex-streets, von Karman vortex streets

Origin of Von Karman Vortex Street

  • After Hungarian physicist Theodore von Kármán .

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