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== vortex ==
== vortex ==


<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">A compact flow that circulates around an axis, characterized by a local maximum in [[vorticity]].</div></div>
<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">A compact flow that circulates around an axis, characterized by a local extremum in [[vorticity]].</div></div>


<div class="paragraph"><br/>''See also'' [[eddy]], [[coherent structures]], [[vorticity]].</div><br/> </div>
<div class="paragraph"><br/>''See also'' [[eddy]], [[coherent structures]], [[vorticity]].</div><br/> </div>


<p>''Term edited 1 March 2021.''</p>
<p>''Term edited 2 March 2021.''</p>


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vortex

A compact flow that circulates around an axis, characterized by a local extremum in vorticity.

Term edited 2 March 2021.


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