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darcy
1[ dahr-see ]
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.
Darcy
2[ dahr-see ]
noun
- a male given name.
Darcy
1/ ˈdɑːsɪ /
noun
- Darcy(James) Les(lie)18951917MAustralianSPORT AND GAMES: boxerMISC: folk hero ( 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
- geology a unit expressing the permeability coefficient of rock D
Darcy,
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/ 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.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of darcy1
After Henri-Philibert-Gaspard Darcy (1803–58), French engineer
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Word History and Origins
Origin of darcy1
named after Henri-Philibert-Gaspard Darcy (1803–58), French hydraulic engineer
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