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hydrodynamics
[ hahy-droh-dahy-nam-iks, -di- ]
noun
, (used with a singular verb)
- the branch of fluid dynamics that deals with liquids, including hydrostatics and hydrokinetics.
hydrodynamics
/ -dɪ-; ˌhaɪdrəʊdaɪˈnæmɪks /
noun
- Also calledhydromechanics functioning as singular the branch of science concerned with the mechanical properties of fluids, esp liquids See also hydrokinetics hydrostatics
- another name for hydrokinetics
hydrodynamics
/ hī′drō-dī-năm′ĭks /
- 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.
- Compare aerodynamics
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Origin of hydrodynamics1
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Example Sentences
The proof given is that now usually repeated in text-books of hydrodynamics.
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Thomson devoted great attention from time to time to the science of hydrodynamics.
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This subject is often explained in connection with hydrodynamics.
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But it is precisely the motion of these particles that the student of hydrodynamics desires to be able to trace.
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Equations with several dependent variables occur in Elasticity, Electrodynamics, and Hydrodynamics.
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