von Kármán vortex street

== English == === Alternative forms === von Karman vortex street === Etymology === After Hungarian physicist Theodore von Kármán. === Noun === von Kármán vortex street (plural von Kármán vortex streets) (physics) A double row of vortices in a fluid sometimes found in the wake of a cylindrical body (such as in a river, downstream of a bridge support), eddies being produced from alternate sides of the body. ==== Synonyms ==== Kármán vortex street Karman vortex street Kármán street Karman street