"velocity potential" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: velocity potentials [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} velocity potential (plural velocity potentials)
  1. (fluid mechanics, of an inviscid irrotational flow) A scalar potential function relating to the flow’s velocity distribution, defined as ϕ=∇⃑V Categories (topical): Mechanics
    Sense id: en-velocity_potential-en-noun-c-P9GKZS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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