Bernoulli's principle
Meanings
name
- The principle which states that an increase in the speed of a fluid occurs simultaneously with a decrease in static pressure or a decrease in the fluid's potential energy.
Word forms
Etymology
After Swiss mathematician and physicist Daniel Bernoulli (1700-1782), who published this principle.
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