fluid mechanics

noun

(used with a singular verb)

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

fluid mechanics

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

fluid mechanics

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

2. Compare aerodynamics hydrodynamics

Word History and Origins

Origin of fluid mechanics¹

First recorded in 1940–45