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fluid dynamics

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noun

(used with a singular verb)
  1. the branch of fluid mechanics dealing with the properties of fluids in motion.


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If Wagner’s job seems to require an unusual combination of skills—mastery of fluid dynamics, comfort with public speaking, strong pint tolerance—he comes by them honestly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Video footage and data modeling from July 30 point to “a fluid dynamics effect on docks that has rarely been captured on video.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2025

If you really want a lesson in fluid dynamics, you can watch the videos of the pools themselves.

From Slate • Mar. 28, 2025

Studying the fluid dynamics of manta rays also played a key role in controlling the vertical movement of the soft robot.

From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 2024

The Cambridge academic was a pioneer in the field of fluid dynamics, and was even brought into the Manhattan Project to model the likely stability of the world's first atomic bomb test.

From BBC • Aug. 3, 2024