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stoke (stōk)
noun
a basic unit in the CGS system, equal to the viscosity of a fluid, measured in poises, divided by the density of the fluid, measured in grams per cubic centimeter (0.0001 square meter per second): abbrev. St
Etymology: after Sir George Stokes (1819-1903), Irish-born physicist & mathematician
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