fluidics
the technology dealing with the use of a flowing liquid or gas in various devices, especially controls, to perform functions usually performed by an electric current in electronic devices.
Origin of fluidics
1- Also called fluerics.
Other words from fluidics
- flu·id·ic, adjective
- non·flu·id·ic, adjective
Words Nearby fluidics
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How to use fluidics in a sentence
Terry Chung, an expert on fluidics and fountain systems, led the engineering of the mechanical systems.
British Dictionary definitions for fluidics
/ (fluːˈɪdɪks) /
(functioning as singular) the study and use of systems in which the flow of fluids in tubes simulates the flow of electricity in conductors. Such systems are used in place of electronics in certain applications, such as the control of apparatus
Derived forms of fluidics
- fluidic, adjective
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