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Couette flow

American  
[koo-et] / kuˈɛt /

noun

Mechanics.

  1. the flow of a fluid between two surfaces that have tangential relative motion, as of a liquid between two coaxial cylinders that have different angular velocities.

Etymology

Origin of Couette flow

< French couette, literally, feather bed (in machinery, a bearing). See quilt

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