Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rayleigh-taylor instability

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.58 in modern English

Syllables: rayleigh--tay-lor in-sta-bil-i-ty
IPA

40

Scrabble Score

25

Letters

8

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An instability of an interface between two fluids of different densities which occurs when the lighter fluid is pushing the heavier fluid.

Etymology

Named after Lord Rayleigh and G. I. Taylor.

Inflected Forms

Rayleigh-Taylor instabilities (plural)

Questions

What does rayleigh-taylor instability mean?: An instability of an interface between two fluids of different densities which occurs when the lighter fluid is pushing the heavier fluid.
Where does rayleigh-taylor instability come from?: Named after Lord Rayleigh and G. I. Taylor.

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