What is the meaning of pascal's law of fluid pressures?

noun

  • Pressure applied anywhere to a body of fluid causes a force to be transmitted equally in all directions; the force acts at right angles to any surface in contact with the fluid.
    • usage: "the hydraulic press is an application of Pascal's law"
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