Newtonian fluid

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noun Hydrodynamics.

any fluid exhibiting a linear relation between the applied shear stress and the rate of deformation.

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Origin of Newtonian fluid

Newton + -ian

Words nearby Newtonian fluid

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How to use Newtonian fluid in a sentence

So we know that boring down to the bedrock and pumping it full of fluid can cause earthquakes.
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In Voodoo, the demarcation between life and death is more fluid; helping Voodoo followers create order out of disorder.
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In other words, the omnipresent postcolonial Arab State has just about dropped dead, the times are fluid and the vacuums are many.
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She is equally desirous of Levine, as animalistic and eager to consume him while sticky with sanguine fluid.
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There are two economies, above ground and underground, and the boundaries at times seem fluid.
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It separates into three layers upon standing—a brown deposit, a clear fluid, and a frothy layer.
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One frequently wishes to ascertain the specific gravity of quantities of fluid too small to float an urinometer.
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This fluid is then heated, adding crystals of sodium acetate until it becomes perfectly clear.
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The clear, straw-colored fluid which is left after separation of the coagulum is called blood-serum.
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Leukocytes are easily distinguished from red cells, especially when Toisson's diluting fluid is used.
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