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head loss

head loss noun: the pressure lost in a hydraulic system as fluid moves through a pipeline.

Noun

head loss (countable and uncountable, plural head losses)

  1. The pressure lost in a hydraulic system as fluid moves through a pipeline.
    • Determination of minor head loss is simple and straightforward, and a standared nomograph in common use is included at the end of the chapter.1995, Barbara Hauser, Practical Hydraulics Handbook, Second Edition, →ISBN, page 71
    • The total head loss is the sum of the head losses of all of the component pipes.2000, Frank R. Spellman, The Science of Water, →ISBN, page 74
  2. (idiomatic, informal) A loss of self-control leading to poor conduct.
    • Fulham will have time to assess their head loss and learn from it over the international break.2023 March 20, Mitchell Wilks, “Aleksandar Mitrovic charged with ‘violent and improper conduct’ by FA over Man Utd incident as Marco Silva and Fulham also penalised”, in Goal.com

head loss meaning in Tamil

head loss in Tamil

நிலைமட்ட இழப்பு

Forms of head loss

pluralhead losses

Questions about head loss

What does head loss mean?
Head loss means the pressure lost in a hydraulic system as fluid moves through a pipeline.
What is head loss in Tamil?
Head loss in Tamil is நிலைமட்ட இழப்பு. See Head loss meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is head loss?
Head loss is a noun.
What is the plural of head loss?
The plural of head loss is head losses.

Words near head loss in the dictionary

  1. head like a sieve
  2. head line
  3. head lines
  4. head linesman
  5. head linesmen
  6. head loss
  7. head losses
  8. head louse
  9. head man
  10. head men
  11. head money

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