D.V.

abbreviation for

Origin of D.V.¹

(sense 1) Latin: God willing

The strains du/dx, dv/dy, dw/dz are therefore stretches parallel to the axes.

They saye ther Masses also 29 Dv in the honor of this / or of that saincte.

According to H. Gerdien , near the ground a mean value for dV/dh is −(1⁄10) volt/(metre).

If the pressure be p and the increase of volume be dv, the work done against the external force is pdv.

But the substance expanding through dv does external work pdv.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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