law of storms

the law or principle that the distance of the center of a hurricane or other such storm from any given pert has a certain rough relation to the average rate at which the barometric pre ure 1s falling. Maxwell’s law of viscosities, the law or principle that the visceszrty of a gas 1s independent of its pre ure. sine law, same meaning as sine-square law. sine-squared law, same meaning as sine-square law. sine-square law, the law or principle stated by Isaac Newton, that 1m a (Newton i an) fluid the resistance to a moving solid surface varies directly as the square of the sine of the angle of incidence; the sine-squared law; the sine law.. leaden ‘Iedn adj. [also spelt leden] having the color of led; dull-colord; gloomy: as, a *leden sky. leading-angle ‘hi-din,engal n. the angle of a wing or other aerofo1l which is in leading or forward position; the angle - of the leading or advancing edge; the angle of entry: the oppos it of tratlingzangle. leakage ‘tri-kid3 n. the action of leaking; gradual escape of inflating-gas, as thru a hole or errfrs in a balloon-envelop. lee ti n. the shelterd side of an airship, the land, an eminence, or other ebject; the side turnd away from the wind. lee shore, the shore or coast on the lee side of the ship; the shore toward or against which the wind blows; the leeward shore. leeward ‘iri-wozd adv. toward the lee or side which is turnd away from the wind; toward the shelterd side: opposed to windward. leeward ‘tii-wozd adj. away from the wind; farthest from the point toward which the wind blows: the oppos it of windward. leeward ‘hi-wacd n. the part or side which is shelterd from the wind; the shelterd side; the lee. leewardly ‘tri-waz-diz adj. (nautical) apt to fall to leeward: opposed to weatherly. leg tog n. a run made (by a water-ship) on a stngle tack; a flight made rn a‘stngle direction or over a siugle division or section of the whole course. - leonid ‘tri-o-nid n. a falling star or meteor which appears to i ue or hail from the cens tell at i on Leo. lepid opter,topi’deptez m. any imsect of the order leprdoptera. lepidoptera Aepr’depte-ca n. pl. a large erder of insects comprizrng the butterflies and meths, characterized by having four membranous wings coverd with scales; the salve wingd tnsects.