darcy

¹

[ dahr-see ]

noun

, plural dar·cies.

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. 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

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

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

/ 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.

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

Darcy, who probably would be really great at telling us what’s going on, is barely in the episode.

From Vox

My collaborator, Darcy Evans, and I are very insistent on calling Stealing Sam a “one-person play” and not a solo show.

From The Daily Beast

If you are a Bridget Jones fan, then you will surely have already heard the news: Mark Darcy is dead!

From The Daily Beast

Tess Morris is a London-based screenwriter: If Helen Fielding felt that Darcy needed to go, then, well, Darcy needed to go.

From The Daily Beast

It was the ‘adult version’ of Darcy, aka Christian Grey, not Kindle, that made Fifty Shades the fastest-selling book of all time.

From The Daily Beast

The original Darcy made Pride and Prejudice one of the greatest ever romantic novels.

From The Daily Beast

The neighbors flocked in on Christmas eve to see Mrs. Darcy's cabin.

From Project Gutenberg

Miss Campion's and Mrs. Darcy's ideas of "the beautiful" were not exactly alike.

From Project Gutenberg

Mrs. Darcy wants a circus-poster, or the canvas of a diorama.

From Project Gutenberg

Mrs. Darcy does not like it, and she thinks it her duty to art and religion to remonstrate.

From Project Gutenberg

"You're the first gentleman that ever complained of the place," said Mrs. Darcy.

From Project Gutenberg