"stokes" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: stokes [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊks Etymology: After George Gabriel Stokes Head templates: {{en-noun|stokes}} stokes (plural stokes)
  1. A unit of kinematic viscosity in the CGS system of units. 1 stokes = 1 cm²/s Synonyms (unit of viscosity): St
    Sense id: en-stokes-en-noun-FRfKUGFf
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Rhymes: -əʊks Etymology: See stoke (verb) Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} stokes
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of stoke Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: stoke Categories (topical): Units of measure
    Sense id: en-stokes-en-verb-3aJOAOcc Disambiguation of Units of measure: 42 58 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 37 63 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 64
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Alternative forms

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