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Biot number

Biot number noun: a dimensionless number used in heat transfer calculations, giving a simple index of the ratio of the heat transfer resistances inside of and at the surface of a body.

Noun

Biot number

  1. A dimensionless number used in heat transfer calculations, giving a simple index of the ratio of the heat transfer resistances inside of and at the surface of a body.

Biot number meaning in Tamil

Biot number in Tamil

பையோட் எண்

Origin of Biot number

Named after the French physicist Jean-Baptiste Biot (1774–1862).

Questions about Biot number

What does Biot number mean?
Biot number means a dimensionless number used in heat transfer calculations, giving a simple index of the ratio of the heat transfer resistances inside of and at the surface of a body.
What is Biot number in Tamil?
Biot number in Tamil is பையோட் எண். See Biot number meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Biot number?
Biot number is a noun.

Words near Biot number in the dictionary

  1. biosystematist
  2. biosystematists
  3. biosystematy
  4. biosystems
  5. biot
  6. Biot number
  7. Biot numbers
  8. Biot's respiration
  9. Biot's respirations
  10. biota
  11. biotag

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Biot number (page history and authors); biot number (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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