In fluid mechanics, a measure of the rate of rotational spin in a fluid. Mathematically, vorticity is a vector field defined as the curl of the velocity field: ω = ∇ x v. Meteo.: The rotation of air around a vertical axis.
From L. vortic-, from → vortex + → -ity.
Gerdšârigi, from gerdšâr→ vortex + -igi, → -ity.