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hydrodynamics


hy·dro·dy·nam·ics

noun pl but singular in constr \-miks\

Definition of HYDRODYNAMICS

: a branch of physics that deals with the motion of fluids and the forces acting on solid bodies immersed in fluids and in motion relative to them — compare hydrostatics
— hy·dro·dy·nam·i·cist \-ˈna-mÉ™-sist\ noun

First Known Use of HYDRODYNAMICS

1779

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