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Rouse number

Rouse number noun: a ratio used in fluid dynamics to define a concentration profile of suspended sediment and which determines how sediment will be transported in a flowing fluid.

Noun

Rouse number (plural Rouse numbers)

  1. A ratio used in fluid dynamics to define a concentration profile of suspended sediment and which determines how sediment will be transported in a flowing fluid.

Forms of Rouse number

pluralRouse numbers

Origin of Rouse number

Named after Hunter Rouse (1906–1996), hydraulician.

Questions about Rouse number

What does Rouse number mean?
Rouse number means a ratio used in fluid dynamics to define a concentration profile of suspended sediment and which determines how sediment will be transported in a flowing fluid.
What part of speech is Rouse number?
Rouse number is a noun.
What is the plural of Rouse number?
The plural of Rouse number is Rouse numbers.

Words near Rouse number in the dictionary

  1. rousable
  2. rousant
  3. Rousdon
  4. rouse
  5. Rouse Hill
  6. Rouse number
  7. Rouse numbers
  8. rouseabout
  9. rouseabouts
  10. roused
  11. rousedst

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