Reynolds number
Rey·nolds number
noun \ˈre-nəldz-\Definition of REYNOLDS NUMBER
: a number characteristic of the flow of a fluid in a pipe or past an obstruction
Origin of REYNOLDS NUMBER
Osborne Reynolds †1912 English physicist
First Known Use: 1910
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