boundary layer

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boundary layer

The layer of reduced velocity in fluids, such as air and water, that is immediately adjacent to the surface of a solid past which the fluid is flowing.

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boundary layer

(General Physics) 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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bound′ary lay`er

the region of a fluid flowing in the immediate vicinity of a body, with the flow reduced by adhesion and viscosity.

[1920–25]

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boundary layer - the layer of slower flow of a fluid past a surface

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