Meanings
proper noun
- A surname
nounHugoniot (plural Hugoniots)
plural Hugoniots
- natural sciencesAn equation invented by Pierre Henri Hugoniot; the Rankine-Hugoniot equation.
A single-shock Hugoniot consistent with the data has been determined for the high-pressure modification of some of these rocks.
1967, Journal of Geophysical Research, volume 72, number 20, pages 4999–5036
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