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Couette flow
[ koo-et ]
noun
, Mechanics.
- the flow of a fluid between two surfaces that have tangential relative motion, as of a liquid between two coaxial cylinders that have different angular velocities.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Couette flow1
< French couette, literally, feather bed (in machinery, a bearing). See quilt
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