communicating vessel

noun

One vessel in a system of containers filled with a homogeneous fluid, connected at the base and subjected to the same atmospheric pressure.

Meanings

nouncommunicating vessel (plural communicating vessels)

plural communicating vessels

  1. in pluralnatural sciencesOne vessel in a system of containers filled with a homogeneous fluid, connected at the base and subjected to the same atmospheric pressure.

    Synonyms: Pascal's vase

Synonyms & antonyms

nounOne vessel in a system of containers filled with a homogeneous fluid, connected at the base and subjected to the same atmospheric pressure.

Translations

Finnish yhtyvä astia
  • yhtyvä astiaa system of containers
French vase communicant
  • vase communicanta system of containers
Greek συγκοινωνούντα δοχεία
  • συγκοινωνούντα δοχεία (sygkoinonoúnta docheía)a system of containers
Hungarian közlekedőedény
  • közlekedőedénya system of containers
Japanese 連通管
  • 連通管 (rentsūkan)a system of containers
Polish naczynie połączone
  • naczynie połączonea system of containers
Spanish vaso comunicante
  • vaso comunicantea system of containers
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APA

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Chicago

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