Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jurin's law

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ju-r-in's law
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The simplest analysis of capillary action, stating that the maximum height of a liquid in a capillary tube is inversely proportional to the tube's diameter.

Etymology

Named after James Jurin, who discovered it between 1718 and 1719.

Questions

What does jurin's law mean?: The simplest analysis of capillary action, stating that the maximum height of a liquid in a capillary tube is inversely proportional to the tube's diameter.
Where does jurin's law come from?: Named after James Jurin, who discovered it between 1718 and 1719.

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