IRROTATIONAL

Etymology

Adjective

irrotational (not comparable)

Not rotating or not pertaining to rotation.

Source: Wiktionary


Ir`ro*ta"tion*al, a. (Physics)

Definition: Not rotatory; passing from one point to another by a movement other than rotation; -- said of the movement of parts of a liquid or yielding mass. Sir W. Thomson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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SHEET

(noun) (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind


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