Froude number
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Named after William Froude.
Noun[edit]
Froude number (plural Froude numbers)
- (fluid mechanics) A dimensionless number defined as the ratio of a characteristic velocity to a gravitational wave velocity, used in fluid mechanics to determine the resistance of an object moving through water.
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