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  Stokes

  noun

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

  noun

  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

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 /

• stokes
  plural

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

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Stokes and Atkinson were made unavailable for England's second Test defeat by New Zealand while Auvaa was not sanctioned.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

But Durham now need to discuss with Stokes how next summer will look, and it will be one of the first tasks for Ryan Campbell in his new role as director of cricket.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

As England's Test team start focusing on a Christmas tour to South Africa, Stokes is heading to Australia for the festive period.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

From there, Stokes has a variety of options as the gates of the franchise world are open to him.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Agnes Stokes danced along beside them, trying to entice Gilly to join her in a trip to the deli, but Gilly was too intent on getting W.E. home.

From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson

In the years that followed, his symptoms worsened and he suffered reoccurring stokes and died from heart failure in 2025.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

I was typically the person who might ask a question that stokes conversation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

“Geopolitical tension should drive safe-haven buying, but when it spikes oil, it stokes inflation, which pushes the Fed to tighten — and that’s gold’s kryptonite,” he said, referring to gold’s weakness.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026

A pattern emerges: The crowd suspects a problem, then Pangram validates the suspicion, stokes the mob, and sells the solution.

From Slate ● Apr. 17, 2026

“Whoever stokes the fire during the night gets an extra pancake in the morning,” he said.

From "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen

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