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weber number

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.60 in modern English

Syllables
we-ber num-ber
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A dimensionless number (symbol We) that is useful in analysing fluid flows where there is an interface between two different fluids. It can be thought of as a measure of the relative importance of the fluid's inertia compared to its surface tension.

Etymology

Named after Moritz Weber (1871–1951).

Questions

What does weber number mean?
A dimensionless number (symbol We) that is useful in analysing fluid flows where there is an interface between two different fluids. It can be thought of as a measure of the relative importance of the fluid's inertia compared to its surface tension.
Where does weber number come from?
Named after Moritz Weber (1871–1951).

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