Bernoulli

Ber noul li |bərˈno͞o (l )ē bərˈnuli | a Swiss family that produced many eminent mathematicians and scientists. • Jakob (1654 –1705 ), a professor of mathematics; also known as Jacques or James Bernoulli. He made discoveries in calculus and contributed to geometry and the theory of probabilities. • Johann (1667 –1748 ), the brother of Jakob; also known as Jean or John Bernoulli. He contributed to differential and integral calculus. • Daniel (1700 –82 ), son of Johann. His greatest contributions were to hydrodynamics and mathematical physics.

Bernoulli's principle

Ber noul li's prin ci ple ▶noun the principle in hydrodynamics that an increase in the velocity of a stream of fluid results in a decrease in pressure. Also called Bernoulli effect or Bernoulli theorem. ORIGIN Named for Swiss mathematician Daniel Bernoulli (1700 –82 ).

Bernoulli

Bernoulli |bəːˈnuːi | the name of a Swiss family that produced many eminent mathematicians and scientists: • Jakob (1654 –1705 ); also known as Jacques or James Bernoulli. He made discoveries in calculus and contributed to geometry and the theory of probabilities. • Johann (1667 –1748 ), the brother of Jakob, who contributed to differential and integral calculus; also known as Jean or John Bernoulli. • Daniel (1700 –82 ), son of Johann. His greatest contributions were to hydrodynamics and mathematical physics.

Bernoulli's principle

Ber noul li's prin ci ple ▶noun the principle in hydrodynamics that an increase in the velocity of a stream of fluid results in a decrease in pressure. Also called Bernoulli effect or Bernoulli theorem. ORIGIN Named for Swiss mathematician Daniel Bernoulli (1700 –82 ).