Torricelli's law: Meaning and Definition of

Tor'ricel'li's law'

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— Physics. Physics.
  1. the law that states that the speed of flow of a liquid from an orifice is equal to the speed that it would attain if falling freely a distance equal to the height of the free surface of the liquid above the orifice.
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