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hydrodynamicist

American  
[hahy-droh-dahy-nam-uh-sist, -di-] / ˌhaɪ droʊ daɪˈnæm ə sɪst, -dɪ- /

noun

  1. a specialist in hydrodynamics.


Etymology

Origin of hydrodynamicist

First recorded in 1960–65; hydrodynamic(s) + -ist

Example Sentences

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Rabaud and Moisy may not be measuring the right angle, says Robert Beck, a hydrodynamicist in the Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

From Science Magazine

Rabaud and Moisy never explain why a boat cannot excite waves longer that itself, says Yuming Liu, a hydrodynamicist with at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, who says he's been studying ship wakes for 20 years.

From Science Magazine