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Preferred term

Created: 2023-04-27T18:38:54

eddies  

Definition

  • Information A whirl or circling current of air or water, different and differentiated from the general flow, and brought about by pressure irregularities as in the downwind (lee) side of an obstacle.

    Created: 4/28/23

    (en)
  • Information Courant tourbillonnaire ou circulaire d'air ou d'eau différent du flux général; il est créé par des irrégularités de pression comme cela se produit en aval d'un obstacle.

    Created: 4/28/23

    (fr)
  • Information Una corriente circular de aire o de agua, distinta y separada del flujo central, y arrastrada por las irregularidades de la presión, de manera similar al lado de sotavento de un obstáculo.

    Created: 4/28/23

    (es)
  • Information Вихрь или циркулирующий поток воздуха или воды, отличающийся и отделившийся от общего потока, вызванный неравномерностью давления на подветренной стороне препятствия.

    Created: 4/28/23

    (ru)

Broader concept

In other languages

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    Created: 2024-09-20T12:02:42Z

    الدوامات

    Arabic

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    Created: 2023-04-28T12:56:07

    漩涡

    Chinese

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    Created: 2023-04-28T12:55:40

    remous

    French

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    Created: 2023-04-28T13:08:12

    virvler

    Norwegian Bokmål

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    Created: 2025-05-27T14:58:42Z

    vórtice

    Portuguese (Brazil)

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    Created: 2025-05-27T14:58:42Z

    redemoinho
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    Created: 2023-04-27T18:39:56

    вихри

    Russian

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    Created: 2023-04-28T13:12:14

    вихревое движение
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    Created: 2024-07-03T16:11:42Z

    Resalto hidráulico

    Spanish

  • Information

    Created: 2024-01-11T12:54:28

    eddies

    Swahili

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    Created: 2024-09-17T10:18:08

    girdap

    Turkish

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