PASCAL'S LAW OF FLUID PRESSURES

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Pressure applied anywhere to a body of fluid causes a force to be transmitted equally in all directions; the force acts at right angles to any surface in contact with the fluid

Example:

the hydraulic press is an application of Pascal's law

Synonyms:

Pascal's law; Pascal's law of fluid pressures

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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("Pascal's law of fluid pressures" is a kind of...):

law; law of nature (a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature)

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