darcy

[ dahr-see ]

/ ˈdɑr si /

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noun, plural dar·cies.

Physics. a unit of permeability, representing the flow, at 1 atmosphere, of 1 cubic centimeter of fluid with 1 centipoise viscosity in 1 second through a 1-square-centimeter cross section of porous medium 1 centimeter long.

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Origin of darcy

After Henri-Philibert-Gaspard Darcy (1803–58), French engineer

Words nearby darcy

d'Arblay, darby, Darby and Joan, Darby and Joan settee, Darbyite, darcy, Darcy's law, Dard, Dardan, Dardanelles, Dardanus

Other definitions for darcy (2 of 2)

Darcy

[ dahr-see ]

/ ˈdɑr si /

noun

a male given name.

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How to use darcy in a sentence

Darcy, who probably would be really great at telling us what’s going on, is barely in the episode.
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My collaborator, Darcy Evans, and I are very insistent on calling Stealing Sam a “one-person play” and not a solo show.
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If you are a Bridget Jones fan, then you will surely have already heard the news: Mark Darcy is dead!
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Tess Morris is a London-based screenwriter: If Helen Fielding felt that Darcy needed to go, then, well, Darcy needed to go.
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It was the ‘adult version’ of Darcy, aka Christian Grey, not Kindle, that made Fifty Shades the fastest-selling book of all time.
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The original Darcy made Pride and Prejudice one of the greatest ever romantic novels.
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The neighbors flocked in on Christmas eve to see Mrs. Darcy's cabin.
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Miss Campion's and Mrs. Darcy's ideas of "the beautiful" were not exactly alike.
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Mrs. Darcy wants a circus-poster, or the canvas of a diorama.
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Mrs. Darcy does not like it, and she thinks it her duty to art and religion to remonstrate.
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"You're the first gentleman that ever complained of the place," said Mrs. Darcy.
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British Dictionary definitions for darcy (1 of 2)

darcy

/ (ˈdɑːsɪ) /

noun

geology a unit expressing the permeability coefficient of rockSymbol: D

Word Origin for darcy

named after Henri-Philibert-Gaspard Darcy (1803–58), French hydraulic engineer

British Dictionary definitions for darcy (2 of 2)

Darcy

/ (ˈdɑːsɪ) /

noun

(James) Les (lie). 1895–1917, Australian boxer and folk hero, who lost only five professional fights and was never knocked out, considered a martyr after his death from septicaemia during a tour of the United States

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Scientific definitions for darcy (1 of 2)

darcy

[ där′sē′ ]

A unit used to measure the permeability of porous substances such as soil. One darcy is equal to the passage of 1 cubic centimeter of fluid having a viscosity of 1 centipoise for 1 second under the pressure of 1 atmosphere through a medium having a volume of 1 cubic centimeter.

Scientific definitions for darcy (2 of 2)

Darcy,

Henry Philibert Gaspard 1803-1858

French engineer who formulated the law (now named for him) governing the rate at which a fluid flows through a permeable medium. The darcy unit, used to measure the permeability of porous substances, is also named after him.