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Reynolds number

a dimensionless parameter used to determine the nature of fluid flow along surfaces and around objects, as in a wind tunnel

Etymology: after O. Reynolds (1842-1912), Eng physicist

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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