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áá vortex street
/ ˈɑːə /
noun
- a regular stream of vortices shed from a body placed in a fluid stream: investigated by áá who advanced a formula for the frequency of the shed vortices in terms of the stream velocity and the dimensions of the body See also vortex street
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of áá vortex street1
named after Theodore Von áá (1881–1963), Hungarian-born engineer
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The Washington Post speculates that incident may have been the result of a áá vortex street — a pattern of swirling vortices that could have resulted from Gibraltar's unique geography — although no official explanation from British Airways has been provided.
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This pattern is known rather grandly as a von Karman vortex street.
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