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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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England's greatest batter has taken over from Ben Stokes, who resigned following the series against New Zealand earlier this summer.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

In his first 47 Tests, Root actually had a better record than Stokes.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

In June, Brook said it would be an "honour" to be asked to succeed Stokes.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

But, like Stokes, Brook is authentic in the way he plays and speaks, even if that can get him into trouble.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

She was glad when the bell rang, and she could leave Agnes Stokes behind.

From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson

“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

That stokes the need for data center essentials such as memory, power, storage, and cooling as well as the traditional AI GPU makers, like Nvidia, and so-called neocloud providers, such as CoreWeave.

From Barron's ● Apr. 9, 2026

TOKYO—Foreign-exchange markets are back on yen intervention watch, as the worsening conflict in the Middle East stokes anxiety about Japan’s energy-dependent economy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026

Bree stokes the small fire and places more pots of tea on the iron rack.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton