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Darcy's law

Darcy's law proper noun: an equation that describes the flow of a fluid through a porous medium.

Proper noun

Darcy's law

  1. An equation that describes the flow of a fluid through a porous medium.

Origin of Darcy's law

Formulated by Henry Darcy (1803–1858), French engineer.

Questions about Darcy's law

What does Darcy's law mean?
Darcy's law means an equation that describes the flow of a fluid through a porous medium.
What part of speech is Darcy's law?
Darcy's law is a proper noun.

Words near Darcy's law in the dictionary

  1. darcknesses
  2. darcy
  3. Darcy friction factor
  4. Darcy friction factors
  5. Darcy Lever
  6. Darcy's law
  7. darcys
  8. Dard
  9. Darda
  10. Dardan
  11. Dardanelle

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