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Manning formula

Manning formula proper noun: an empirical formula estimating the average velocity of a liquid flowing in a conduit that does not completely enclose the liquid, i.e. an open channel.

Proper noun

the Manning formula

  1. An empirical formula estimating the average velocity of a liquid flowing in a conduit that does not completely enclose the liquid, i.e. an open channel.

Origin of Manning formula

Named after the Irish engineer Robert Manning, who in 1890 redeveloped the original formulation by the French engineer Philippe Gauckler in 1867.

Questions about Manning formula

What does Manning formula mean?
Manning formula means an empirical formula estimating the average velocity of a liquid flowing in a conduit that does not completely enclose the liquid, i.e. an open channel.
What part of speech is Manning formula?
Manning formula is a proper noun.

Words near Manning formula in the dictionary

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