fluid mechanics

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noun (used with a singular verb)

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

Words nearby fluid mechanics

fluidics, fluidity, fluidize, fluidized bed, fluid lubrication, fluid mechanics, fluid mosaic model, fluid ounce, fluid pressure, fluke, flukey

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British Dictionary definitions for fluid mechanics

fluid mechanics

noun

(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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Scientific definitions for fluid mechanics

fluid mechanics

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