English Explanatory Dictionary

Richardson number

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A dimensionless number expressing the ratio of buoyancy to flow shear in a fluid flow.

Word forms

Richardson number Richardson numbers

Etymology

Named for Lewis Fry Richardson

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