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continuity equation
noun
, Mechanics.
- the mathematical statement in fluid mechanics that, for a fluid passing through a tube in a steady flow, the mass flowing through any section of the tube in a unit of time is constant.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of continuity equation1
First recorded in 1830–40
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