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Chézy formula

Chézy formula proper noun: a formula that describes the mean flow velocity of steady, turbulent open-channel flow.

Proper noun

the Chézy formula

  1. A formula that describes the mean flow velocity of steady, turbulent open-channel flow.

Origin of Chézy formula

Named after Antoine de Chézy, the French hydraulics engineer who devised it in 1775.

Questions about Chézy formula

What does Chézy formula mean?
Chézy formula means a formula that describes the mean flow velocity of steady, turbulent open-channel flow.
What part of speech is Chézy formula?
Chézy formula is a proper noun.

Words near Chézy formula in the dictionary

  1. Chénens
  2. Chépica
  3. Chéticamp
  4. chétif
  5. Chétoz
  6. Chézy formula
  7. Chêneau brace
  8. chômeur
  9. chômeurs
  10. Chöd
  11. chörten

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