vorticity
noun
vor·tic·i·ty
vȯr-ˈti-sə-tē 
1
: the state of a fluid in vortical motion
broadly
: vortical motion
2
: a measure of vortical motion
especially
: a vector measure of local rotation in a fluid flow
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Like today, the temperature differential between ground level and clouds can be amplified by vorticity, creating some frozen precipitation (graupel snow grains) even with temperatures around or slightly above 50 degrees!
—
A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2024
That allowed some of the winds to curl into an eddy of vorticity, or counterclockwise spin, which was enough to cook up a storm.
—Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2023
On either periphery of that little jet of winds, small eddies of vorticity, or spin, were able to roll away.
—Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2023
In the case of Sandy, forecasters monitored a higher-order variable called potential vorticity, a measure of a weather system's swirl, to help predict the storm's future development.
—Ian Roulstone, Scientific American, 1 Aug. 2013
Radio beam vorticity and orbital angular momentum.
—Edwin Cartlidge, Discover Magazine, 10 Oct. 2011
High vorticity often means stronger storms.
—Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 31 Jan. 2022
The gold lines model vorticity (rotation) while the gray lines represent wind speed, with the red swath denoting the highest speeds.
—Discover Magazine, 31 Jan. 2017
Without the backing of a mathematical proof, the value of the vorticity might only seem to be increasing to infinity because of some artifact of the simulation.
—Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 16 Nov. 2022
A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2024
That allowed some of the winds to curl into an eddy of vorticity, or counterclockwise spin, which was enough to cook up a storm.
—Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2023
On either periphery of that little jet of winds, small eddies of vorticity, or spin, were able to roll away.
—Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2023
In the case of Sandy, forecasters monitored a higher-order variable called potential vorticity, a measure of a weather system's swirl, to help predict the storm's future development.
—Ian Roulstone, Scientific American, 1 Aug. 2013
Radio beam vorticity and orbital angular momentum.
—Edwin Cartlidge, Discover Magazine, 10 Oct. 2011
High vorticity often means stronger storms.
—Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 31 Jan. 2022
The gold lines model vorticity (rotation) while the gray lines represent wind speed, with the red swath denoting the highest speeds.
—Discover Magazine, 31 Jan. 2017
Without the backing of a mathematical proof, the value of the vorticity might only seem to be increasing to infinity because of some artifact of the simulation.
—Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 16 Nov. 2022
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“Vorticity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vorticity. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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