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Pascal's law

Pascal's law proper noun: the law that states that a confined fluid transmits externally applied pressure uniformly in all directions; the basis of hydraulics.

Proper noun

Pascal's law

  1. The law that states that a confined fluid transmits externally applied pressure uniformly in all directions; the basis of hydraulics.

Origin of Pascal's law

From Blaise Pascal, French scientist and philosopher.

Questions about Pascal's law

What does Pascal's law mean?
Pascal's law means the law that states that a confined fluid transmits externally applied pressure uniformly in all directions; the basis of hydraulics.
What part of speech is Pascal's law?
Pascal's law is a proper noun.

Words near Pascal's law in the dictionary

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  4. Pascal's barrel
  5. Pascal's gamble
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  7. Pascal's mugging
  8. Pascal's triangle
  9. Pascal's triangles
  10. Pascal's wager
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