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couette flow

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.32 in modern English

Syllables
cou-et-te flow
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The flow of a viscous fluid in the space between two surfaces, one of which is moving tangentially relative to the other, imposing a shear stress.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Named after French physicist Maurice Couette.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Couette flows (plural)

Questions

What does couette flow mean?
The flow of a viscous fluid in the space between two surfaces, one of which is moving tangentially relative to the other, imposing a shear stress.
Where does couette flow come from?
Named after French physicist Maurice Couette.

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