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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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"This fundamentally changes our understanding of fluid dynamics."

From Science Daily Mar. 30, 2026

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

If you really want a lesson in fluid dynamics, you can watch the videos of the pools themselves.

From Slate Mar. 28, 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

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