laminar flow: Meaning and Definition of

lam'inar flow'

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— Hydraul., Mech. Hydraul.,Mech.
  1. the flow of a viscous fluid in which particles of the fluid move in parallel layers, each of which has a constant velocity but is in motion relative to its neighboring layers.
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