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Stokes law — can refer to: *Stokes law for friction force *Stokes law (sound attenuation) law describing attenuation of sound in Newtonian liquidsFor integration, see Stokes theorem … Wikipedia
Stokes' law — In 1851, George Gabriel Stokes derived an expression, now known as Stokes law, for the frictional force also called drag force exerted on spherical objects with very small Reynolds numbers (e.g., very small particles) in a continuous viscous… … Wikipedia
stokes' law — noun Usage: usually capitalized S Etymology: after Sir George G. Stokes 1. : a law in physics: the frequency of luminescence excited by radiation does not exceed that of the exciting radiation 2. : a law in physics: the force required to move a… … Useful english dictionary
Stokes' law (sound attenuation) — Stokes derived law for attenuation of sound in Newtonian liquid [ Stokes, G.G. On the theories of the internal friction in fluids in motion, and of the equilibrium and motion of elastic solids , Transaction of the Cambridge Philosophical Society … Wikipedia
Stokes law of fluorescence — Stokso fluorescencijos taisyklė statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. Stokes law of fluorescence; Stokes rule vok. Stokessche Fluoreszenzregel, f; Stokessche Regel, f rus. правило Стокса, n pranc. loi de Stokes pour la fluorescence, f;… … Fizikos terminų žodynas
Stokes law of resistance — Stokso pasipriešinimo dėsnis statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. Stokes law of resistance vok. Stokessches Widerstandsgesetz, n rus. закон Стокса, m pranc. loi de Stokes pour la résistance, f … Fizikos terminų žodynas
Stokes' law — Physics. 1. the law that the force that retards a sphere moving through a viscous fluid is directly proportional to the velocity of the sphere, the radius of the sphere, and the viscosity of the fluid. 2. the law that the frequency of… … Universalium
Stokes' law — /ˈstoʊks lɔ/ (say stohks law) noun the law of physics which states that a small sphere falling under the action of gravity through a viscous medium reaches a constant velocity which is proportional to the square of the diameter of the sphere, and …
stokes-law — the settling rate of a particle in water is proportional to the diameter of that particle i.e. larger particles settle quicker … Geography glossary
Stokes — may refer to:People: See Stokes (surname) cience* Stokes (unit), a measure of viscosity *Stokes flow *Stokes law *Stokes law (sound attenuation) *Stokes parameters *Stokes radius *Stokes relations *Stokes shift *Stokes theorem *Navier Stokes… … Wikipedia
