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Froude numbers

Froude numbers is the plural of Froude number.

Meaning of Froude number

Noun

Froude number (plural Froude numbers)

  1. (fluid mechanics) A dimensionless number defined as the ratio of a characteristic velocity to a gravitational wave velocity, used in fluid mechanics to determine the resistance of an object moving through water.

Questions about Froude numbers

What is Froude numbers the plural of?
Froude numbers is the plural of Froude number.

Words near Froude numbers in the dictionary

  1. frou-frouing
  2. frou-frous
  3. Froud
  4. Froude
  5. Froude number
  6. Froude numbers
  7. froufrou
  8. froufrous
  9. frought
  10. froughy
  11. frounce

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