Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kutta-joukowski theorem

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: kut-ta-joukowski the-o-rem
IPA

48

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

5

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A fundamental theorem used to calculate the lift of an airfoil and any two-dimensional bodies including circular cylinders translating in a uniform fluid at a constant speed large enough so that the flow seen in the body-fixed frame is steady and unseparated.

Etymology

Named after Martin Wilhelm Kutta and Nikolai Zhukovsky (Joukowski), who developed its key ideas in the early 20th century.

Inflected Forms

the Kutta-Joukowski theorem (canonical)

Questions

What does kutta-joukowski theorem mean?: A fundamental theorem used to calculate the lift of an airfoil and any two-dimensional bodies including circular cylinders translating in a uniform fluid at a constant speed large enough so that the flow seen in the body-fixed frame is steady and unseparated.
Where does kutta-joukowski theorem come from?: Named after Martin Wilhelm Kutta and Nikolai Zhukovsky (Joukowski), who developed its key ideas in the early 20th century.

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