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Vortex Theory
Webster's Dictionary
The theory, advanced by Thomson (Lord Kelvin) on the basis of investigation by Helmholtz, that the atoms are vortically moving ring-shaped masses (or masses of other forms having a similar internal motion) of a homogeneous, incompressible, frictionless fluid. Various properties of such atoms (vortex atoms) can be mathematically deduced.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Vortex Theory'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/v/vortex-theory.html. 1828.