Froude number

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Etymology

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Named after William Froude.

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Froude number (plural Froude numbers)

  1. (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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