hydrokinetics

[ hahy-droh-ki-net-iks, -kahy- ]

noun(used with a singular verb)
  1. the branch of hydrodynamics that deals with the laws governing liquids or gases in motion.

Origin of hydrokinetics

1
First recorded in 1870–75; see origin at hydrokinetic, -ics

Words Nearby hydrokinetics

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British Dictionary definitions for hydrokinetics

hydrokinetics

/ (ˌhaɪdrəʊkɪˈnɛtɪks, -kaɪ-) /


noun
  1. (functioning as singular) the branch of science concerned with the mechanical behaviour and properties of fluids in motion, esp of liquids: Also called: hydrodynamics

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