laminar flow

noun

A smooth, streamline type of viscous flow in which the fluid behaves as a system of orderly layers, with no eddies or irregular fluctuations.

Opposite
turbulent flow
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Meanings

nounlaminar flow (plural laminar flows)

plural laminar flows

  1. natural sciencesA smooth, streamline type of viscous flow in which the fluid behaves as a system of orderly layers, with no eddies or irregular fluctuations.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
turbulent flow

Translations

Czech laminární proudění
  • laminární prouděníflow
Finnish laminaarinen virtaus
  • laminaarinen virtausflow
Hindi पटलीय प्रवाह
  • पटलीय प्रवाह (paṭlīya pravāh)flow
Hungarian lamináris áramlás
  • lamináris áramlásflow
Polish przepływ laminarny
  • przepływ laminarnyflow
Romanian curgere laminară
  • curgere laminarăflow
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Chicago

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