Coanda
[ kaw-ahn-da ]
/ kɔ ɑ̃ˈda /
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noun
Hen·ri Ma·rie [ahn-ree ma-ree], /ɑ̃ˈri maˈri/, 1885–1972, French engineer and inventor.
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