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Hugoniot

Hugoniot proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Hugoniot

  1. A surname

Noun

Hugoniot (plural Hugoniots)

  1. An equation invented by Pierre Henri Hugoniot; the Rankine-Hugoniot equation.
    • A single-shock Hugoniot consistent with the data has been determined for the high-pressure modification of some of these rocks.1967, Journal of Geophysical Research, volume 72, number 20, pages 4999–5036

Forms of Hugoniot

pluralHugoniots

Words formed from Hugoniot

  • Rankine-Hugoniot condition
  • Rankine-Hugoniot equation
  • Rankine-Hugoniot jump condition
  • Rankine-Hugoniot relation

Questions about Hugoniot

What does Hugoniot mean?
Hugoniot means a surname.
What part of speech is Hugoniot?
Hugoniot can be a proper noun or a noun.

Words near Hugoniot in the dictionary

  1. Hugoesque
  2. Hugolatry
  3. Hugolian
  4. Hugonian
  5. Hugonians
  6. Hugoniot
  7. Hugoniots
  8. Hugophile
  9. Hugophiles
  10. HugOps
  11. Hugos

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