law of Laplace

noun

law of La·place | \ -lä-ˈpläs

How to pronounce law of Laplace (audio)

\

Medical Definition of law of Laplace

: a law in physics that in medicine is applied in the physiology of blood flow: under equilibrium conditions the pressure tangent to the circumference of a vessel storing or transmitting fluid equals the product of the pressure across the wall and the radius of the vessel for a sphere and half this for a tube

— called also Laplace's law

Comments on law of Laplace

What made you want to look up law of Laplace? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).

WORD OF THE DAY

inexorable

not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped

Test Your Vocabulary

Words from Greek and Latin Quiz

Which of the following months comes from a Latin word for “ten”?

How Strong Is Your Vocabulary?

Test your vocabulary with our 10-question quiz!

TAKE THE QUIZ

Word Winder's CrossWinder

Test Your Knowledge - and learn some interesting things along the way.

TAKE THE QUIZ