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darcy

1

[dahr-see]

noun

plural

darcies 
  1. Physics.a unit of permeability, representing the flow, at 1 atmosphere, of 1 cubic centimeter of fluid with 1 centipoise viscosity in 1 second through a 1-square-centimeter cross section of porous medium 1 centimeter long.



Darcy

2

[dahr-see]

noun

  1. a male given name.

Darcy

1

/ ˈɑːɪ /

noun

  1. ( James ) Les ( lie ). 1895–1917, Australian boxer and folk hero, who lost only five professional fights and was never knocked out, considered a martyr after his death from septicaemia during a tour of the United States

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

darcy

2

/ ˈɑːɪ /

noun

  1. D.geology a unit expressing the permeability coefficient of rock

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Darcy,

1
  1. French engineer who formulated the law (now named for him) governing the rate at which a fluid flows through a permeable medium. The darcy unit, used to measure the permeability of porous substances, is also named after him.

darcy

2
  1. A unit used to measure the permeability of porous substances such as soil. One darcy is equal to the passage of 1 cubic centimeter of fluid having a viscosity of 1 centipoise for 1 second under the pressure of 1 atmosphere through a medium having a volume of 1 cubic centimeter.

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of Darcy,1

After Henri-Philibert-Gaspard Darcy (1803–58), French engineer
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of Darcy,1

named after Henri-Philibert-Gaspard Darcy (1803–58), French hydraulic engineer
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Family Fund gave financial help to Hannah Leonard, 41, a social care worker looking after a her severely disabled daughter Darcy, six, in Rhyl, Denbighshire.

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Darcy is autistic, with epilepsy and dysphasia, which makes it difficult for her to talk, and also has no sense of danger.

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"I think we will need assistance somewhere later on down the line," she said, adding Family Fund paid for a tablet device that helps Darcy to communicate.

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Emma Darcy, a secondary school leader who works as a consultant to support other schools with AI and digital strategy, said teachers had "almost a moral responsibility" to learn how to use it because pupils were already doing so "in great depth".

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Highly imaginative, Agathe perhaps believes she’s alone because she won’t settle for anything less than a Darcy.

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