This is the 10982nd most frequent German word.
schlieren
"Schlieren" refers to streaks or streak-like structures, often seen in fluid dynamics or optics, caused by variations in density or material.
Here, 'Schlieren' refers to visual streaks or smudges on a shiny object.
Ich bemerkte Schlieren auf der glänzenden Oberfläche des Tisches.
I noticed streaks on the shiny surface of the table.
In this context, 'Schlieren' is a term for optical inhomogeneities in transparent media affecting the flow visualization.
Das Forscherteam beobachtete mithilfe von Schlierenfotografie das Strömungsverhalten der Luft.
The research team observed the air flow behavior using Schlieren photography.
'Schlieren' here describes the visible distortions or waviness caused by heat in the air.