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froude number

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.89 in modern English

Syllables
froude num-ber
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A dimensionless number defined as the ratio of a characteristic velocity to a gravitational wave velocity, used in fluid mechanics to determine the resistance of an object moving through water.

Etymology

Named after William Froude.

Inflected Forms

Froude numbers (plural)

Questions

What does froude number mean?
A dimensionless number defined as the ratio of a characteristic velocity to a gravitational wave velocity, used in fluid mechanics to determine the resistance of an object moving through water.
Where does froude number come from?
Named after William Froude.

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