hydrokinetic

[ hahy-droh-ki-net-ik, -kahy- ]

adjective

1. pertaining to the motion of liquids.
2. of or relating to hydrokinetics.

hydrokinetic

/ -kaɪ-; ˌhaɪdrəʊkɪˈnɛtɪk /

adjective

1. of or concerned with fluids that are in motion
2. of or concerned with hydrokinetics

Word History and Origins

Origin of hydrokinetic¹

First recorded in 1870–75; hydro- ¹ + kinetic

Example Sentences

To every proposition in electrostatics there is thus a corresponding one in the hydrokinetic theory of incompressible liquids.

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