streakline
streakline · streaklines
A locus of points of all the fluid particles that have passed continuously through a…A locus of points of all the fluid particles that have passed continuously through a particular spatial point in the past.
Meaning
1 sensesA locus of points of all the fluid particles that have passed continuously through a particular spatial point in the past.
Dye steadily injected into the fluid at a fixed point extends along a streakline.
Origin
From streak + line.From streak + line.
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Forms
plural: streaklines| Singular | streakline |
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See also
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