darcy

¹

[dahr-see]

noun

plural

darcies 

1. 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.

Darcy

²

[dahr-see]

noun

1. a male given name.

Darcy

¹

/ ˈdɑːsɪ /

noun

1. ( 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

darcy

²

/ ˈdɑːsɪ /

noun

1. D. geology a unit expressing the permeability coefficient of rock

Darcy,

¹

1. 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.

darcy

²

1. 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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Darcy,¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Darcy,¹

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

Example Sentences

Batey’s gorgeously illustrated book saves us from seeing a flower garden as mere background detail or finding wholly comic Elizabeth Bennet’s claim in “Pride and Prejudice” that she dates her love of Mr. Darcy from “first seeing his beautiful grounds at Pemberley.”

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"Then I missed a tackle on Darcy Graham, luckily Cam Roigard saved the try in the corner, but I cut my chin. That started bleeding and I thought, 'here we go, it's going to be a long last 15 minutes'."

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Darcy Graham will earn his 50th cap for Scotland as Rory Darge replaces Matt Fagerson in the only change to the starting XV for Sunday's visit by Argentina.

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In the 56th minute they piled on, Darcy Graham almost getting over in the corner, but dropping the ball under pressure.

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Darcy Graham and Rory Hutchinson had been held up over the line in the first half when Cameron Roigard and Will Jordan scored for the visitors.

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