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 Darcy¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Darcy¹

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

Example Sentences

Malinski, a defenseman, doubled the advantage less than seven minutes later, blasting a shot from just inside the blue line through traffic and by goalie Darcy Kuemper.

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Also back are leading scorers Kevin Fiala and Adrian Kempe, who had 35 goals each, wingers Warren Foegele and Quinton Byfield and goaltender Darcy Kuemper, who had a career-best 2.02 goals-against average and finished third in Vezina Trophy voting.

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It won two BAFTAs and an Emmy, made Firth a star, and produced one of television's most-talked about scenes as Mr Darcy emerged from a lake in a wet shirt.

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Set in Regency England, the story follows Elizabeth Bennet and her complex relationship with the proud Mr Darcy, exploring love, class, and social expectations among the lives of wealthy people in the English countryside in the early 19th Century.

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Media reporter Oliver Darcy took the temperature of the CBS newsroom after the news broke for his Status newsletter.

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