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Bernoulli's principle

Bernoulli's principle proper noun: the principle which states that an increase in the speed of a fluid occurs simultaneously with a decrease in static pressure or a decrease in the fluid's potential energy.

Proper noun

Bernoulli's principle

  1. The principle which states that an increase in the speed of a fluid occurs simultaneously with a decrease in static pressure or a decrease in the fluid's potential energy.

Origin of Bernoulli's principle

After Swiss mathematician and physicist Daniel Bernoulli (1700-1782), who published this principle.

Questions about Bernoulli's principle

What does Bernoulli's principle mean?
Bernoulli's principle means the principle which states that an increase in the speed of a fluid occurs simultaneously with a decrease in static pressure or a decrease in the fluid's potential energy.
What part of speech is Bernoulli's principle?
Bernoulli's principle is a proper noun.

Words near Bernoulli's principle in the dictionary

  1. Bernoulli umbra
  2. Bernoulli umbrae
  3. Bernoulli variable
  4. Bernoulli variables
  5. Bernoulli's equation
  6. Bernoulli's principle
  7. Bernoulli's theorem
  8. Bernoullian
  9. bernouse
  10. bernouses
  11. Berns

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