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vortex ring en · NOUN

Meanings

  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.

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vortex rings Number=Plur lexicographic