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PRONUNCIATION OF BOUNDARY LAYER

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BOUNDARY LAYER

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Boundary layer is a noun.
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WHAT DOES BOUNDARY LAYER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Boundary layer

In physics and fluid mechanics, a boundary layer is the layer of fluid in the immediate vicinity of a bounding surface where the effects of viscosity are significant. In the Earth's atmosphere, the planetary boundary layer is the air layer near the ground affected by diurnal heat, moisture or momentum transfer to or from the surface. On an aircraft wing the boundary layer is the part of the flow close to the wing, where viscous forces distort the surrounding non-viscous flow. See Reynolds number. Laminar boundary layers can be loosely classified according to their structure and the circumstances under which they are created. The thin shear layer which develops on an oscillating body is an example of a Stokes boundary layer, while the Blasius boundary layer refers to the well-known similarity solution near an attached flat plate held in an oncoming unidirectional flow. When a fluid rotates and viscous forces are balanced by the Coriolis effect, an Ekman layer forms. In the theory of heat transfer, a thermal boundary layer occurs. A surface can have multiple types of boundary layer simultaneously.

Definition of boundary layer in the English dictionary

The definition of boundary layer in the dictionary is the layer of fluid closest to the surface of a solid past which the fluid flows: it has a lower rate of flow than the bulk of the fluid because of its adhesion to the solid.

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Synonyms and antonyms of boundary layer in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «boundary layer» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BOUNDARY LAYER

Find out the translation of boundary layer to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of boundary layer from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «boundary layer» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

边界层
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

capa límite
570 millions of speakers

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boundary layer
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सीमा परत
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الطبقة الحدودية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пограничный слой
278 millions of speakers

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camada limite
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সীমানা স্তর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

couche limite
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Translator English - Malay

lapisan sempadan
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Translator English - German

Grenzschicht
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Translator English - Japanese

境界層
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Translator English - Korean

경계층
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Translator English - Javanese

Lapisan wates
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Translator English - Vietnamese

lớp biên
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எல்லை அடுக்கு
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Translator English - Marathi

सीमा स्तर
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Translator English - Turkish

sınır tabakası
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

strato limite
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

warstwa graniczna
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Translator English - Ukrainian

прикордонний шар
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Translator English - Romanian

strat limită
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οριακό στρώμα
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Translator English - Afrikaans

grenslaag
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Translator English - Swedish

gränsskikt
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Translator English - Norwegian

grensesjiktet
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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BOUNDARY LAYER»

The term «boundary layer» is quite widely used and occupies the 53.434 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BOUNDARY LAYER»

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Boundary-Layer Theory
This book presents a comprehensive overview of boundary-layer theory and its application to all areas of fluid mechhanics, with emphasis on the flow past bodies (e.g. aircraft aerodynamics).
Herrmann Schlichting, K. Gersten, Klaus Gersten, 2000
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Boundary Layer Climates
Offers a concise description of atmospheric layers sensitively pitched for the non-meteorological specialist in a variety of disciplines: in geography, agriculture, forestry, ecology, engineering, environment and planning.
T. R. Oke, 2002
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An Introduction to Boundary Layer Meteorology
'The book is a welcome addition to the boundary-layer literature, one of the first truly comprehensive texts... ' (Boundary-Layer Meteorology) 'I found, in fact, that within hours of the book's arrival, I had consulted it twice..' (AMS ...
Roland B. Stull, 1988
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The Atmospheric Boundary Layer
The book is a moderately advanced text dealing with the physics and dynamics of the atmospheric boundary layer.
J. R. Garratt, 1994
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Mathematical Models in Boundary Layer Theory
Mathematical Models in Boundary Layer Theory offers the first systematic exposition of the mathematical methods and main results of the theory.
O.A. Oleinik, V.N. Samokhin, 1999
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Shock Wave-Boundary-Layer Interactions
This is the first book devoted solely to a comprehensive, state-of-the-art explanation of this phenomenon.
Holger Babinsky, John K. Harvey, 2011
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Modeling and Computation of Boundary-layer Flows: Laminar, ...
Accompanying CD-ROM contains soure code and executable programs and test cases.
Tuncer Cebeci, Jean Cousteix, 2005
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The Benthic Boundary Layer : Transport Processes and ...
This book of original chapters edited by Professors Boudreau and Jorgensen, both leading researchers in the field, will meet the need for an up-to-date, definitive text/reference on measurements, techniques, and models for transport and ...
Bernard P. Boudreau School of Ocean and Earth Sciences Southampton Oceanography Center, Bo Barker Jorgensen Director Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, 2001
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Fog and Boundary Layer Clouds: Fog Visibility and Forecasting
This topical volume of the Journal of Pure and Applied Geophysics utilizes new information not previously accessible for fog related research; it focuses on surface and remote sensing observations of fog, various numerical model ...
Ismail Gultepe, 2008
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Radio Wave Propagation in the Marine Boundary Layer
Based on his many years of professional experience at leading companies in communications technology, the author describes an analytical solution for wave propagation over the sea surface in an atmospheric boundary layer.
Alexander Kukushkin, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BOUNDARY LAYER»

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SPC Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook
AS DEEP BOUNDARY LAYER MIXING OCCURS...SOUTH/SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20-30 MPH ... «Newsroom America, Jul 15»
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SPC Jul 7, 2015 Day 4-8 Severe Weather Outlook
ASSOCIATED WITH STEEPENING MID-LEVEL LAPSE RATES AND THE RETURN OF SEASONABLY MOIST BOUNDARY LAYER ... «Newsroom America, Jul 15»
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SPC Jul 6, 2015 0730 UTC Day 3 Severe Thunderstorm Outlook
DURING THE PEAK AFTERNOON HEATING OF A MOIST BOUNDARY LAYER CHARACTERIZED BY 70F+ SURFACE DEW POINTS. «Newsroom America, Jul 15»
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André Greipel wins the second stage of the Tour de France – as it …
You need the turbulent boundary layer – provided by these strips of hair - to get the air around the corner, and you need a smooth layer for it to ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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SPC Jul 5, 2015 0100 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
ALTHOUGH MOST STORMS SHOULD TEND TO WEAKEN LATER THIS EVENING AS THE BOUNDARY LAYER COOLS...NOCTURNAL ... «Newsroom America, Jul 15»
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How Soccer Balls Curve In The Air
Bush explains that the surface of the ball creates motion at the boundary layer between the spinning ball and the air. He adds that the rougher ... «Tech Times, Jul 15»
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Secrets of night storms probed
Those waves are believed to trigger or intensify storms that form above the stable boundary layer, which separates stable night air near the ... «AOPA Pilot, Jul 15»
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Onera Pitches Greener, Wider Structure for A320 Replacement
Therefore, the engines can be “semi-buried” to ingest the boundary layer. Seen from the turbofan, the boundary layer flows more slowly than ... «Aviation International News, Jun 15»
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Understanding the Madden–Julian Oscillation
Immediately after moisture and precipitation reach their peaks, equatorward wind anomalies in the troposphere above the boundary layer—in ... «Physics Today, Jun 15»
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Self-Repairing Ability In Moon Jellyfish Supports Them Recover …
As they swim a boundary layer of thick fluid forms between their arms, creating a continuous surface that aids their paddling motion, he says. «The Market Business, Jun 15»

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