hydrodynamics
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noun
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Also called: hydromechanics. (functioning as singular) the branch of science concerned with the mechanical properties of fluids, esp liquids See also hydrokinetics hydrostatics
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another name for hydrokinetics
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The scientific study of the motion of fluids, especially noncompressible liquids, under the influence of internal and external forces. Hydrodynamics is a branch of fluid mechanics and has many applications in engineering.
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Compare aerodynamics hydrostatics
Etymology
Origin of hydrodynamics
Vocabulary lists containing hydrodynamics
Elements of the Universe: Hydr, Hydro ("Water")
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Roots: hydr
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"Chemistry is important but doesn't include water droplets or cloud behavior. Hydrodynamics alone simplifies the chemistry too much. So, it's important to bring them together."
From Science Daily • Jan. 31, 2026
Gnedin, N. Y. & Hui, L. Probing the Universe with the Lyα forest – I. Hydrodynamics of the low-density intergalactic medium.
From Nature • Feb. 27, 2018
While the P-51 iShocks hit the entry level aftermarket suspension market Hydrodynamics USA has also developed a fully adjustable high performance shock called the F-18.
From Time Magazine Archive
All the directors of the Central Aero and Hydrodynamics Institute, in Moscow, were swept up in the arrest along with them.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
It is, in fact, a very simple problem in Hydrodynamics.
From Sylvie and Bruno by Carroll, Lewis
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