laminar flow

laminar flow

the regular, continuous, smooth movement of a fluid

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noun

Nonturbulent flow of a viscous fluid in layers near a boundary, as that of lubricating oil in bearings.

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Noun

(uncountable)

(physics) A smooth, streamline type of viscous flow in which the fluid behaves as a system of orderly layers, with no eddies or irregular fluctuations.

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