hydrodynamic
Americanadjective
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of or concerned with the mechanical properties of fluids
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of or concerned with hydrodynamics
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Etymology
Origin of hydrodynamic
Example Sentences
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The researchers now plan to include more realistic hydrodynamic evolution in their calculations.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 3, 2026
The first approach uses hydrodynamic cavitation, which creates and collapses tiny vapor bubbles in contaminated water.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 20, 2026
In a statement Tuesday, harbor officials said the incident illuminated “a new vulnerability in floating dock design: a previously underrecognized hydrodynamic failure mechanism.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2025
In either case, the hydrodynamic body shape lets them both swim rapidly over long distances.
From Salon ● Oct. 14, 2024
Every other mammal that went to sea—seals, sea cows, dolphins—had to evolve for aeons to develop specialised organs and a hydrodynamic body.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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