darcy

¹ American  

[dahr-see] / ˈdɑr si /

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.

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Darcy ² American  

[dahr-see] / ˈdɑr si /

noun

1. a male given name.

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Darcy ¹ British  

/ 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

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darcy ² British  

/ ˈdɑːsɪ /

noun

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

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Darcy, ¹ Scientific  

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.

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darcy ² Scientific  

/ där′sē′ /

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.

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Etymology

Origin of darcy

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

Example Sentences

He deked his way past Warren Foegele and sent a wrist shot through traffic that beat goalie Darcy Kuemper through the legs for his 24th goal this season.

From Los Angeles Times

Colleague Darcy Biddulph-Smith said she had known Mr Douglas for a decade.

From BBC

It continues on from Austen's Pride and Prejudice - a story that centres on the relationship of Elizabeth Bennet and Mr Darcy, in which Mary's most memorable scene is her awkwardly playing piano at a ball.

From BBC

She says that Austen's perspective on love and relationships continue to resonate, and points to a TikTok trend which centres on how Mr Darcy changes his behaviour to win over Lizzy in the original novel.

From BBC

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.”

From The Wall Street Journal