"Navier-Stokes equation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Navier-Stokes equations [plural]
Etymology: Named after Claude-Louis Navier, French physicist, and George Gabriel Stokes, Irish mathematician and physicist. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Navier-Stokes equation (plural Navier-Stokes equations)
  1. (physics) A partial differential equation which describes the conservation of linear momentum for a Newtonian incompressible fluid. Wikipedia link: Claude-Louis Navier, George Gabriel Stokes, Navier-Stokes equation Categories (topical): Physics Related terms: Mach number, Reynolds number

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