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Jurin's law

Jurin's law proper noun: the simplest analysis of capillary action, stating that the maximum height of a liquid in a capillary tube is inversely proportional to the tube's diameter.

Proper noun

Jurin's law

  1. The simplest analysis of capillary action, stating that the maximum height of a liquid in a capillary tube is inversely proportional to the tube's diameter.

Origin of Jurin's law

Named after James Jurin, who discovered it between 1718 and 1719.

Questions about Jurin's law

What does Jurin's law mean?
Jurin's law means the simplest analysis of capillary action, stating that the maximum height of a liquid in a capillary tube is inversely proportional to the tube's diameter.
What part of speech is Jurin's law?
Jurin's law is a proper noun.

Words near Jurin's law in the dictionary

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