fluid dynamics

American  

noun

(used with a singular verb)

1. the branch of fluid mechanics dealing with the properties of fluids in motion.

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Example Sentences

If Wagner’s job seems to require an unusual combination of skills—mastery of fluid dynamics, comfort with public speaking, strong pint tolerance—he comes by them honestly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Video footage and data modeling from July 30 point to “a fluid dynamics effect on docks that has rarely been captured on video.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2025

They began hiring engineers with backgrounds in computational fluid dynamics, who could model water flow on a screen without having to test everything in ceramic.

From Slate • Feb. 25, 2025

The Cambridge academic was a pioneer in the field of fluid dynamics, and was even brought into the Manhattan Project to model the likely stability of the world's first atomic bomb test.

From BBC • Aug. 3, 2024

The cicadas' ability to jet water offered the researchers a new understanding of how fluid dynamics impacts these tiny insects -- and even large mammals.

From Science Daily • Mar. 11, 2024