First Known Use: 1910
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Reynolds number
noun Rey·nolds number \ˈre-nəldz-\
Definition of REYNOLDS NUMBER
: a number characteristic of the flow of a fluid in a pipe or past an obstruction
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Origin of REYNOLDS NUMBER
Osborne Reynolds †1912 English physicist
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