Stokes

American  

[stohks] / stoʊks /

noun

1. Carl B(urton), 1927–1996, U.S. politician: the first Black mayor of a major U.S. city (Cleveland, Ohio, 1967–71).

2. Sir Frederick Wilfrid Scott, 1860–1927, British inventor and engineer.

3. Sir George Gabriel, 1819–1903, British physicist and mathematician, born in Ireland.

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stokes British  

/ stəʊks /

noun

1.  St.  the cgs unit of kinematic viscosity, equal to the viscosity of a fluid in poise divided by its density in grams per cubic centimetre. 1 stokes is equivalent to 10 ^–4 square metre per second

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stokes ¹ Scientific  

/ stōks /

plural

stokes

1. The unit of kinematic viscosity in the centimeter-gram-second system, measured in square centimeters per second.

2. See more at viscosity

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Stokes ² Scientific  

1. Irish mathematician and physicist who investigated the wave theory of light and described the phenomena of diffraction (1849) and fluorescence (1852) and the nature of x-rays. He also investigated fluid dynamics, developing the modern theory of motion of viscous fluids. A unit of kinematic viscosity is named for him.

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Etymology

Origin of stokes

C20: named after Sir George Stokes (1819–1903), British physicist

Example Sentences

In a section of the ECB interview released on Tuesday, Stokes dismissed talk of a rift with coach Brendon McCullum but said they must work in a "slightly different way".

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Stokes said the focus in 2022 was about "bringing enjoyment back", but "now it is about everything we do is to win, being relentless in what we do in our training and behaviour".

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

The ECB has released a near-three-minute clip of the interview with Stokes, with the full conversation set to be published on Wednesday.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Stokes is recovering from a broken cheekbone, suffered when he was hit by a ball while coaching Durham's academy players in early February.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

From what I could tell, when Emily had gone to Stokes that afternoon to buy groceries, she had returned home with the wrong crackers for Peter.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover