Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

darwin drift

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.49 in modern English

Syllables: dar-win -drift
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The phenomenon by which a fluid parcel is permanently displaced after the passage of a body through a fluid – the fluid being at rest far away from the body.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"z-component of any force on the surface of the swimmer and ρ the radial co- ordinate. v D is termed the Darwin drift: by comparison, for a colloid at zero Reynolds number this quantity is infinite. The magnitude of the Darwin drift is of the order."

Etymology

Named after Sir Charles Galton Darwin, who proved a related theorem in 1953.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does darwin drift mean?: The phenomenon by which a fluid parcel is permanently displaced after the passage of a body through a fluid – the fluid being at rest far away from the body.
Where does darwin drift come from?: Named after Sir Charles Galton Darwin, who proved a related theorem in 1953.

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