Meaning Of The Word Stokes

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Stokes in American English
Sir George Gabriel1819-1903; Brit. physicist & mathematician

stokes in British English
noun: 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

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