stokes

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noun

A unit of kinematic viscosity in the CGS system of units. 1 stokes = 1 cm²/s.

Less commonScrabble 10

Meanings

stokes1

verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of stoke

stokes2

nounstokes (plural stokes)
  1. A unit of kinematic viscosity in the CGS system of units. 1 stokes = 1 cm²/s.

Stokes3

proper noun
  1. A surname.
    1 more example

    “In our view, on the basis of the public record, former President Donald J. Trump is constitutionally disqualified from again being President (or holding any other covered office) because of his role in the attempted overthrow of the 2020 election and the events leading to the January 6 attack,” law professors William Baude and Michael Stokes Paulsen wrote for the University of Pennsylvania Law Review.

    2023 August 19, Katelyn Polantz, “Legal scholars increasingly raise constitutional argument that Trump should be barred from presidency”, in CNN
  2. A locality in the Shire of Carpentaria, north Queensland, Australia.
  3. Four townships in the United States, two each in Minnesota and Ohio.

Origin

stokes · noun

After George Gabriel Stokes

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Cite this entry
APA

stokes. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stokes

MLA

“stokes.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stokes. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stokes,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stokes.

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