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American
[dahr-seez law]
/ ˈdɑr siz ˈlɔ /
noun
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Geology.
a law stating that the rate of flow of a fluid through a permeable medium is in direct proportion to the difference in elevation between two points in the medium.
Darcy's law
Scientific
/ där′sēz′ /
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A law in geology describing the rate at which a fluid flows through a permeable medium. Darcy's law states that this rate is directly proportional to the drop in vertical elevation between two places in the medium and indirectly proportional to the distance between them. The law is used to describe the flow of water from one part of an aquifer to another and the flow of petroleum through sandstone and gravel.
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Here water behaves in a similar way to any other groundwater, and it flows according to the hydraulic gradient and Darcy’s law.
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