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fluid mechanics

noun (used with a singular verb)
  1. an applied science dealing with the basic principles of gaseous and liquid matter.
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Compare fluid dynamics.

Origin of fluid mechanics

First recorded in 1940–45
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British Dictionary definitions for fluid mechanics

fluid mechanics

noun
  1. (functioning as singular) the study of the mechanical and flow properties of fluids, esp as they apply to practical engineeringAlso called: hydraulics See also hydrodynamics, hydrostatics, hydrokinetics
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fluid mechanics in Science

fluid mechanics

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