Definition of Boundary layer

1. Noun. The layer of slower flow of a fluid past a surface.

Generic synonyms: Physical Phenomenon

Medical Definition of Boundary layer

1. In fluid flow, a narrow region next to a fixed boundary or surface where the fluid velocity rapidly changes from zero to some finite value. The term has been generalised to situations with similar mathematics. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Boundary Layer

bouncingly
bouncing Bess
bouncing Bet
bouncing betty
bouncing putty
bouncy
bound
bound
bound(p)
boundable
boundaries
boundary
boundary condition
boundary lamina
boundary layer (current term)
boundary layer (current term)
boundary line
bounded
boundedness
boundednesses
bounded interval
bounden
bounder
bounderish
bounders
bounding
boundless
boundlessly
boundlessness
boundlessnesses

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