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Torricelli's law

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noun

Physics.

  1. the law that states that the speed of flow of a liquid from an orifice is equal to the speed that it would attain if falling freely a distance equal to the height of the free surface of the liquid above the orifice.

Etymology

Origin of Torricelli's law

After E. Torricelli, who discovered the law

Example Sentences

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Second, Smeaton’s work depended on the systematic application of Torricelli’s law.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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