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fluid mechanics
noun
, (used with a singular verb)
- an applied science dealing with the basic principles of gaseous and liquid matter.
fluid mechanics
noun
- functioning as singular the study of the mechanical and flow properties of fluids, esp as they apply to practical engineering Also calledhydraulics See also hydrodynamics hydrostatics hydrokinetics
fluid mechanics
- The scientific study of the mechanical properties of fluids, especially their behavior when subject to internal and external forces.
- Compare aerodynamics
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Word History and Origins
Origin of fluid mechanics1
First recorded in 1940–45
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