(fluid mechanics) The rule that the pressure coefficient at any point in the subsonic flow of a fluid about a slender body is equal to the pressure coefficient at that point in the corresponding incompressible fluid flow, divided by √(1 - M2), where M is the Mach number far from the body.
Prandtl-Glauert rule
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(′pränt·əl ′gläu̇·ərt ′rül)
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