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

Joe Root and Ben Stokes, the cornerstones of this current team and two of the greatest to ever play for England, have never won a Test here.

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Alongside Stokes, McCullum revitalised England's Test cricket, presiding over 10 wins from his first 11 games in charge.

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Following defeat in the second Test in Brisbane, McCullum said his team could not have a "glass jaw", while captain Stokes said Australia is "no place for weak men".

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Then, in the run-up to the third Test in Adelaide, Stokes admitted to having "raw" conversations with the England players about his message.

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In the aftermath of defeat in the third Test against Australia in Adelaide, Ben Stokes said he "absolutely" wants to remain England captain.

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