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Plateau's law

Plateau's law noun: any of a set of laws describing the structure of soap films.

Noun

Plateau's law (plural Plateau's laws)

  1. Any of a set of laws describing the structure of soap films.

Forms of Plateau's law

pluralPlateau's laws

Origin of Plateau's law

Formulated in the 19th century by the Belgian physicist Joseph Plateau.

Questions about Plateau's law

What does Plateau's law mean?
Plateau's law means any of a set of laws describing the structure of soap films.
What part of speech is Plateau's law?
Plateau's law is a noun.
What is the plural of Plateau's law?
The plural of Plateau's law is Plateau's laws.

Words near Plateau's law in the dictionary

  1. plateau effect
  2. plateau effects
  3. Plateau Penutian
  4. plateau pika
  5. plateau pikas
  6. Plateau's law
  7. Plateau's laws
  8. plateaued
  9. plateauing
  10. plateaulike
  11. plateaus

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