English noun: Pascal's law | |||
1. | Pascal's law (cognition) pressure applied anywhere to a body of fluid causes a force to be transmitted equally in all directions; the force acts at right angles to any surface in contact with the fluid | ||
Samples | The hydraulic press is an application of Pascal's law. | ||
Synonyms | Pascal's law of fluid pressures | ||
Broader (hypernym) | law, law of nature | ||