Couette flow

noun

The flow of a viscous fluid in the space between two surfaces, one of which is moving tangentially relative to the other, imposing a shear stress.

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Meanings

nounCouette flow (countable and uncountable, plural Couette flows)

plural Couette flows

  1. countableuncountablefluid dynamicsThe flow of a viscous fluid in the space between two surfaces, one of which is moving tangentially relative to the other, imposing a shear stress.

Origin

Named after French physicist Maurice Couette.

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Couette flow. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Couette%20flow

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“Couette flow.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Couette%20flow. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Couette flow,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Couette%20flow.

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