pascal's law

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   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

   “the hydraulic press is an application of Pascal's law”

   SynonymsPascal's law of fluid pressures

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Questions about pascal's law

What does pascal's law mean?

pascal's law means "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".

What is another word for pascal's law?

Close synonyms include Pascal's law of fluid pressures. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.