See Also: laminarize(dictionary)

voltinism (iou) and laminarize (iou)


voltinism (iou)



voltinism noun. E20.
[from -voltine in BIVOLTINE, UNIVOLTINE + -ISM.]
The number of broods typically produced per year by a population of a particular insect species.

laminarize (iou)



laminarize verb trans. Also laminarise. M20.
[from LAMINAR + -IZE.]
Aeronautics. Design so as to maximize the surface area over which the flow in the boundary layer is laminar.
laminari'zation noun M20.