Pascal's law

noun Physics.

the law that an external pressure applied to a fluid in a closed vessel is uniformly transmitted throughout the fluid.

Origin of Pascal's law

named after Pascal

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pascal's law in Medicine

Pascal's law

[pă-skălz′, pä-skälz′]

n.

The principle that fluids at rest transmit pressure equally in every direction.

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pascal's law in Science

Pascal's law

[pă-skălz′, pä-skälz′]

The principle that external static pressure exerted on a fluid is distributed evenly throughout the fluid. Differences in static pressure within a fluid thus arise only from sources within the fluid (such as the fluid's own weight, as in the case of atmospheric pressure).

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