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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdébit
Pronunciation / Transliteration: de-bi
"Le débit de la rivière a augmenté après la pluie."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The volume or mass of a fluid that passes through a given surface per unit of time.
"The pump is capable of delivering a maximum flow rate of fifty liters per minute." - 2
The speed at which a substance or material moves through a specific point or process.
"Adjusting the valve controls the flow rate of the gas into the chamber."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of 'flow' (from Old English 'flōwan', of Germanic origin) and 'rate' (from Latin 'ratus', meaning fixed or calculated). The compound term emerged in engineering and fluid mechanics during the mid-20th century to precisely quantify fluid dynamics.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Flow rate" is said worldwide
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débit
Transliteration: de-bi
"Le débit de la rivière a augmenté après la pluie."
Durchflussrate
Transliteration: Durchflussrate
"Die Durchflussrate muss ständig überwacht werden."
portata
Transliteration: por-ta-ta
"La portata della pompa è regolabile."
caudal
Transliteration: kau-dal
"El caudal del río disminuyó durante el verano."
vazão
Transliteration: va-zãw
"A vazão de água foi medida com precisão."
प्रवाह दर
Transliteration: pravah dar
"पाइपलाइन में प्रवाह दर बहुत अधिक है।"
流量
Transliteration: liú liàng
"我们需要监测冷却水的流量。"
유량
Transliteration: yuryang
"센서가 파이프의 유량을 측정합니다."
流量
Transliteration: ryūryō
"バルブを調整して流量を増やします。"
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