Phrase guide

communicating vessel

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

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noun

Meaning 1

One vessel in a system of containers filled with a homogeneous fluid, connected at the base and subjected to the same atmospheric pressure.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: yhtyvä astia — a system of containers
  • French: vase communicant — a system of containers
  • Greek: συγκοινωνούντα δοχεία (sygkoinonoúnta docheía) — a system of containers
  • Hungarian: közlekedőedény — a system of containers
  • Japanese: 連通管 (rentsūkan) — a system of containers
  • Polish: naczynie połączone — a system of containers
  • Spanish: vaso comunicante — a system of containers