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stagnation
  ناروانی   
nâravâni

Fr.: stagnation   

The state or condition of not flowing or running. → stagnation point, → stagnation pressure.

L. stagnatum, stagnatus, p.p. of stagnare "to stagnate," from stagnatum "standing water," from PIE root *stag- "to seep drip."

Nâravâni, literally "not flowing," from nâ- negation prefix, → un-, + ravân "flowing, running," pr.p. of raftan "to go, walk; to flow;" (Mid.Pers. raftan, raw-, Proto-Iranian *rab/f- "to go; to attack").

stagnation point
  نقطه‌ی ِ ناروانی   
noqte-ye nâravâni

Fr.: point de stagnation   

A point where the → flow  → velocity is → zero. For example a point around an obstacle where a → flow tube splits into two portions.

stagnation; → point.

stagnation pressure
  فشار ِ ناروانی   
fešâr-e nâravâni

Fr.: pression de stagnation   

The sum of → static pressure and → dynamic pressure in the → Bernoulli equation.

stagnation; → pressure.