fluid mechanics

American  

noun

(used with a singular verb)

1. an applied science dealing with the basic principles of gaseous and liquid matter.

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fluid mechanics British  

noun

1. Also called: hydraulics.  (functioning as singular) the study of the mechanical and flow properties of fluids, esp as they apply to practical engineering See also hydrodynamics hydrostatics hydrokinetics

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fluid mechanics Scientific  

1. The scientific study of the mechanical properties of fluids, especially their behavior when subject to internal and external forces.

2. Compare aerodynamics hydrodynamics

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Etymology

Origin of fluid mechanics

First recorded in 1940–45

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fluid mechanics

Throughout his throwing program, Kershaw wowed coaches with his fluid mechanics, releasing pitches “free and easy,” as pitching coach Mark Prior described it, without any hitches or post-surgical delivery flaws.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2024

"All of a sudden, the water has to accelerate to catch up to the speed of what's falling through the air," said Harris, who studies fluid mechanics.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2023

Marine Corps colonel and a fighter pilot who flew combat missions in Iraq and Afghanistan, holds an engineering masters degree specializing in fluid mechanics.

From Reuters ● Oct. 5, 2022

“Basically there's a separation that occurs,” says Christine Baker, a fluid mechanics researcher at the University of Washington.

From Scientific American ● Aug. 24, 2022

In addition, curl and divergence appear in mathematical descriptions of fluid mechanics, electromagnetism, and elasticity theory, which are important concepts in physics and engineering.

From Textbooks ● Mar. 30, 2016