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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun 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.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the layer of slower flow of a fluid past a surface
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