"von Kármán vortex street" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: von Kármán vortex streets [plural]
Etymology: After Hungarian physicist Theodore von Kármán. Head templates: {{en-noun}} von Kármán vortex street (plural von Kármán vortex streets)
  1. (physics) A double row of vortices in a fluid sometimes found in the wake of a cylindrical body (such as in a river, downstream of a bridge support), eddies being produced from alternate sides of the body. Wikipedia link: von Kármán vortex street Categories (topical): Physics Synonyms: Kármán vortex street, Karman vortex street, Kármán street, Karman street, von Karman vortex street

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