bình thông nhau
Definition
- Noun:
- Communicating vessels: A scientific apparatus or system consisting of two or more containers (vessels) connected at the bottom. When a liquid is poured into one vessel, it will flow between them until the liquid level is equal in all connected parts, regardless of the vessels' shapes or sizes. This demonstrates the principles of hydrostatic pressure.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Nguyên lý bình thông nhau được ứng dụng trong nhiều thiết bị. (The principle of communicating vessels is applied in many devices.)
- Khi đổ nước vào một nhánh, mực nước trong hệ thống bình thông nhau sẽ bằng nhau. (When pouring water into one branch, the water level in the system of communicating vessels will be equal.)
Advanced Usage
- "Nguyên lý bình thông nhau": The principle of communicating vessels.
- Nguyên lý bình thông nhau giải thích tại sao mực nước luôn cân bằng. (The principle of communicating vessels explains why the water level is always balanced.)
Variants and Related Words
- Bình (n): Vessel, container, bottle.
- Thông nhau (adj): Communicating, interconnected.
Synonyms
- Hệ thống ống nối thông nhau: System of interconnected pipes/vessels.
- Vessels communicants (French-derived technical term).
Related Phrases
- Hiện tượng bình thông nhau: The phenomenon of communicating vessels.
- Hiện tượng bình thông nhau là một minh chứng của áp suất thủy tĩnh. (The phenomenon of communicating vessels is a demonstration of hydrostatic pressure.)
Related Idioms
(This is a specific scientific term, so common idioms are not typically associated with it. However, it can be used metaphorically.) - Như bình thông nhau: (Metaphor) Like communicating vessels; used to describe two things that are closely connected, where a change in one directly affects the other. - Hai thị trường chứng khoán này liên kết với nhau như bình thông nhau. (These two stock markets are linked together like communicating vessels.)