NYT Dictionary
VORTICITY
/ˈvɔrtɪsɪtiː/NounVOR-tic-i-tyvor-tic-i-ty · 4 syllablesCollege
Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2019
Meaning
A property of a fluid flow related to local angular rotation; defined as the curl of the flow's velocity field.
Etymology
Origin: Middle English
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wert- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-etor Proto-Indo-European *wértetor Proto-Italic *wertō Latin vortō Latin vortexlbor. English vortex Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English vorticity From vortex + -ity.
NYT Puzzle Appearances
No published puzzle dates on file for this word yet. It is part of the official NYT Spelling Bee word list for 2019.