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navier-stokes equation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.07 in modern English

Syllables
navier-s-tokes e-qua-tion
IPA
36
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A partial differential equation which describes the conservation of linear momentum for a Newtonian incompressible fluid.

Etymology

Named after Claude-Louis Navier, French physicist, and George Gabriel Stokes, Irish mathematician and physicist.

Inflected Forms

Navier-Stokes equations (plural)

Phrases

Mach number Reynolds number

Frequently Paired Words

Mach number Reynolds number

Questions

What does navier-stokes equation mean?
A partial differential equation which describes the conservation of linear momentum for a Newtonian incompressible fluid.
Where does navier-stokes equation come from?
Named after Claude-Louis Navier, French physicist, and George Gabriel Stokes, Irish mathematician and physicist.

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