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barotropy

barotropy noun: the state of a fluid in which density is directly proportional to pressure.

Noun

barotropy (uncountable)

  1. The state of a fluid in which density is directly proportional to pressure

Origin of barotropy

From baro- + -tropy.

Words formed from barotropy

Questions about barotropy

What does barotropy mean?
Barotropy means the state of a fluid in which density is directly proportional to pressure.
What part of speech is barotropy?
Barotropy is a noun.

Words near barotropy in the dictionary

  1. barotropes
  2. barotrophy
  3. barotropic
  4. barotropicity
  5. barotropity
  6. barotropy
  7. Barots
  8. Barotse
  9. Barotseland
  10. barouch
  11. barouche

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