nonturbulent motion of a fluid in which parallel layers have different velocities relative to each other
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lam′inar flow′, [Hydraul., Mech.]
- Hydraulics, Mechanicsthe flow of a viscous fluid in which particles of the fluid move in parallel layers, each of which has a constant velocity but is in motion relative to its neighboring layers.
- 1945–50
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