# Darwin drift

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The phenomenon by which a fluid parcel is permanently displaced after the passage of a body through a fluid – the fluid being at rest far away from the body.

## Etymology
Named after Sir Charles Galton Darwin, who proved a related theorem in 1953.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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