Bénard cell

noun

A convection cell developed from a Rayleigh-Bénard convection.

Meanings

nounBénard cell (plural Bénard cells)

plural Bénard cells

  1. natural sciencesA convection cell developed from a Rayleigh-Bénard convection.

Origin

Named after Henri Bénard.

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