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Doyle stokes in a thousand shrewd touches with no effort at all. Wonderful.
Rex Stout

Meaning of "stokes" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD STOKES

Named after Sir George Stokes (1819–1903), British physicist.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF STOKES

stokes  [stəʊks] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STOKES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Stokes is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES STOKES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of stokes in the English dictionary

The definition of stokes in the dictionary is 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 St.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH STOKES


books
bʊks
Brooks
brʊks
coax
kəʊks
Crookes
krʊks
folks
fəʊks
Fuchs
fʊks
gentlefolks
ˈdʒentlˌfəʊks
hoax
həʊks
kinfolks
ˈkɪnfəʊks
menfolks
ˈmɛnˌfəʊks
Oaks
əʊks
tenterhooks
ˈtɛntəhʊks
womenfolks
ˈwɪmɪnˌfəʊks
workfolks
ˈwɜːkˌfəʊks

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STOKES

stoicism
stoit
stoiter
stoke
stoke up
Stoke-on-Trent
stoked
stokehold
stokehole
stoker
Stokesay Castle
stokesia
Stokowski
stokvel
STOL
stole
stoled
stolen
stolen generation
stolenwise

WORDS THAT END LIKE STOKES

ABS brakes
dislikes
dukes
Fawkes
Great Lakes
high stakes
jakes
Lakes
likes
no great shakes
Parkes
pull up stakes
raise the stakes
spikes
stakes
sweepstakes
Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes
wakes
Wilkes
yikes

Synonyms and antonyms of stokes in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «STOKES»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «stokes» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of stokes

Translation of «stokes» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STOKES

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

Translator English - Chinese

斯托克斯
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

stokes
570 millions of speakers

English

stokes
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

स्टोक्स
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ستوكس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Стокса
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Stokes
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্টোকস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

stokes
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Stokes
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Stokes
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ストークス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

스톡스
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Stokes
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Stokes
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஸ்டோக்ஸ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्टोक्स
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

stokes
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

stokes
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Stokes
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Стокса
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Stokes
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

stokes
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Stokes
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Stokes
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Stokes
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of stokes

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STOKES»

The term «stokes» is very widely used and occupies the 18.620 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STOKES» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «stokes» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «stokes» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about stokes

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QUOTES WITH «STOKES»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word stokes.
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Rex Stout
Doyle stokes in a thousand shrewd touches with no effort at all. Wonderful.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STOKES»

Discover the use of stokes in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to stokes and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Applied Analysis of the Navier-Stokes Equations
This book is appropriate for graduate students in many areas of mathematics, physics, and engineering.
Charles R. Doering, J. D. Gibbon, 1995
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An Introduction to the Mathematical Theory of the ...
"The volumes deal with the fundamental mathematical properties of the Navier-Stokes equations, such as existence, regularity and uniqueness of solutions, and, for unbounded domains, their asymptotic behavior.
G.P. Galdi, 1994
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The Navier-Stokes Equations: A Classification of Flows and ...
This 2006 book details exact solutions to the Navier-Stokes equations for senior undergraduates and graduates or research reference.
P. G. Drazin, N. Riley, 2006
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Navier-Stokes Equations
Both an original contribution and a lucid introduction to mathematical aspects of fluid mechanics, Navier-Stokes Equations provides a compact and self-contained course on these classical, nonlinear, partial differential equations, which are ...
Peter Constantin, 1988
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Adrian Stokes: An Architectonic Eye : Critical Writings on ...
Indeed, for Stokes architecture provides the entree into art, and this book is the first study to comprehensively examine Stokess theory of art from a specifically architectonic perspective.
Stephen Kite, 2009
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Carl B. Stokes and the Rise of Black Political Power
In this wide-ranging political biography, Leonard N. Moore examines the convictions and alliances that brought Stokes to power.
Leonard N. Moore, 2003
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Creativity from Constraints: The Psychology of Breakthrough
In this exciting new contribution to the study of creativity, psychologist, artist, and writer Dr. Patricia Stokes delves into the minds of famous creative artists and discovers the surprising source leading to their creative breakthroughs.
Patricia D. Stokes, 2005
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The Republic of Love: Cultural Intimacy in Turkish Popular Music
At the heart of The Republic of Love are the voices of three musicians—queer nightclub star Zeki Müren, arabesk originator Orhan Gencebay, and pop diva Sezen Aksu—who collectively have dominated mass media in Turkey since the early ...
Martin Stokes, 2010
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Recent developments in the Navier-Stokes problem
Although the existence, regularity, and uniqueness of solutions to the Navier-Stokes equations continue to be a challenge, this book is a welcome opportunity for mathematicians and physicists alike to explore the problem's intricacies from ...
Pierre Gilles Lemarie-Rieusset, 2002
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An Introduction to Tree-ring Dating
This book--a seminal study in its field--provides a simple yet eloquent introduction to the discipline, explaining what a dendrochronologist does both in the field and in the laboratory.
Marvin A. Stokes, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STOKES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term stokes is used in the context of the following news items.
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Ben Stokes: Have England found a new cricket hero?
Durham all-rounder Ben Stokes rose to prominence with a man-of-the-match performance as England beat New Zealand in the first Test at Lord's on Monday. «BBC Sport, May 15»
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England v New Zealand: Ben Stokes played in a manner we have …
Ben Stokes caught the eye for England against New Zealand. Allrounders have two strings to their bow so they can bat with freedom knowing they have the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, May 15»
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Ben Stokes's emphatic knock during 1st West Indies-England Test at …
Ben Stokes had zapped the cricket fraternity with an audacious 120 against a fearsome Australian attack at Perth, an innings which was applauded even by the ... «Cricket Country, Apr 15»
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Ben Stokes praises Alastair Cook and Jonathan Trott after starring …
Ben Stokes starred with the ball on the first day of England's warm-up match in St Kitts, but it was the runs of Alastair Cook and Jonathan Trott that pleased him ... «Daily Mail, Apr 15»
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Teen suspect who died after Roswell police chase was heart recipient
Anthony Stokes, 17, of Decatur, was also a suspect in a failed burglary and a carjacking, which police believe were linked to the fatal crash of the black Honda ... «Atlanta Journal Constitution, Mar 15»
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Stokes Has Two Tough Guys, Both Father Figures, In Her Corner
STORRS — Kiah Stokes smiled mischievously when asked what she will say to Geno Auriemma when they hug at center court of Gampel Pavilion during Senior ... «Hartford Courant, Feb 15»
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CSI Boss Promises "Touching Farewell" for Nick Stokes
"The evolution of Nick Stokes from the pilot to now has been a pretty rich character arc, which took him from a young CSI who was being mentored by Grissom ... «TV Guide, Feb 15»
8
Ben Stokes: Cricket World Cup omission ridiculous - Collingwood
On Monday, facing an attack featuring four bowlers who have been capped by South Africa at one-day level, Stokes cracked 15 sixes, including nine from the ... «BBC Sport, Feb 15»
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Kiah Stokes records triple-double to lead UConn past East Carolina
HARTFORD, Conn. -- Kiah Stokes watched Stefanie Dolson put up a triple-double a little over a year ago, and told her friend she was going to get one of her ... «ESPN, Jan 15»
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Kiah Stokes Erasing Her Doubts
That was to describe Kiah Stokes' 18 rebounds in 24 minutes. When the 6-foot-3 senior stepped on the floor for the first time with 11:18 remaining in the first half, ... «Hartford Courant, Dec 14»

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