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Stokes

American  
[stohks] / stoʊks /

noun

  1. Carl B(urton), 1927–1996, U.S. politician: the first Black mayor of a major U.S. city (Cleveland, Ohio, 1967–71).

  2. Sir Frederick Wilfrid Scott, 1860–1927, British inventor and engineer.

  3. Sir George Gabriel, 1819–1903, British physicist and mathematician, born in Ireland.

stokes British  
/ stəʊks /

noun

  1.  St.  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

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stokes 1 Scientific  
/ stōks /

plural

stokes

  1. The unit of kinematic viscosity in the centimeter-gram-second system, measured in square centimeters per second.

  2. See more at viscosity

Stokes 2 Scientific  

  1. Irish mathematician and physicist who investigated the wave theory of light and described the phenomena of diffraction (1849) and fluorescence (1852) and the nature of x-rays. He also investigated fluid dynamics, developing the modern theory of motion of viscous fluids. A unit of kinematic viscosity is named for him.

Etymology

Origin of stokes

C20: named after Sir George Stokes (1819–1903), British physicist

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If you go right back to the archives we had Demi Stokes, Claire Rafferty and Rachel Unit who were left-sided players.

From BBC

Both made their Test debuts on the 2022 tour of Pakistan, when Ben Stokes' side were riding the crest of a wave.

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Dodd was cast as Francesca Bridgerton for its third season, replacing Ruby Stokes, who had played the role in the first two seasons and departed due to scheduling issues.

From Los Angeles Times

Ben Stokes is as inspiring as they come.

From BBC

It is unlikely Harry Brook will ever have the poise of Strauss or the aura of Stokes.

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