the cgs unit of kinematic viscosity, equal to the viscosity of a fluid in poise divided by its density in grams per cubic centimetre. 1 stokes is equivalent to 10–4 square metre per second
Symbol: St
Word origin
C20: named after Sir George Stokes (1819–1903), British physicist
Stokes in American English
(stoʊks)
Sir George Gabriel1819-1903; Brit. physicist & mathematician
Examples of 'stokes' in a sentence
stokes
Simon left her and moved on, eventually coming up beside Stokes.
Stephanie Laurens THE PERFECT LOVER (2003)
All related terms of 'stokes'
stoke
If you stoke a fire, you add coal or wood to it to keep it burning .
Stokes' law
the law that the force that retards a sphere moving through a viscous fluid is directly proportional to the velocity of the sphere, the radius of the sphere, and the viscosity of the fluid
stoke up
to feed and tend (a fire, etc) with fuel
Adams-Stokes syndrome
impaired conduction or blocking of the impulse that regulates the heartbeat , resulting in a lack of coordination between the beating of the atria and the ventricles
Campbell-Stokes recorder
an instrument for recording hours of sunshine per day, consisting of a solid glass sphere that focuses rays of sunlight onto a light-sensitive card on which a line is burnt
Cheyne-Stokes breathing
alternating shallow and deep breathing , as in comatose patients
Cheyne-Stokes respiration
respiration characterized by cycles of deep, rapid breathing and weak , slow breathing, as in cases of heart failure or coma
atrioventricular block
impaired conduction or blocking of the impulse that regulates the heartbeat , resulting in a lack of coordination between the beating of the atria and the ventricles
heart block
impaired conduction or blocking of the impulse that regulates the heartbeat , resulting in a lack of coordination between the beating of the atria and the ventricles