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centistokes

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A unit of kinematic viscosity equal to one-hundredth of a stokes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm Proto-Italic *kəntom Latin centum Latin centi-bor. French centi-bor. English centi- English stokes English centistokes From centi- + stokes.