"d'Alembert's paradox" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: D'Alembert's paradox [alternative]
Etymology: Observed in 1752 by French mathematician Jean le Rond d'Alembert. Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=d'Alembert's paradox}} d'Alembert's paradox
  1. (fluid dynamics) The contradiction that, for incompressible and inviscid potential flow, the drag force is zero on a body moving with constant velocity relative to the fluid. Wikipedia link: d'Alembert's paradox Synonyms: hydrodynamic paradox
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