"Richardson number" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Richardson numbers [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌmbə(ɹ) Etymology: Named for Lewis Fry Richardson Head templates: {{en-noun}} Richardson number (plural Richardson numbers)
  1. (fluid mechanics, meteorology) A dimensionless number expressing the ratio of buoyancy to flow shear in a fluid flow. Wikipedia link: Lewis Fry Richardson Categories (topical): Mechanics, Meteorology
    Sense id: en-Richardson_number-en-noun-tu~2O8uo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: climatology, meteorology, natural-sciences

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