hydrodynamic
adjective
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Bernoulli's principle, which is basic to the science of hydrodynamics, says that the faster a fluid substance flows, the less outward pressure it exerts. It shows the close relationship between hydrodynamics and aerodynamics (which deals with the movement of air and other gases), since it can partly explain how air will "lift" an airplane by the way it flows over the wings, and how a spoiler helps keep a race car's wheels pressed to the ground as it accelerates. Hydrodynamics is sometimes applied today in studying the surface of the planets and even the stars. As used informally by boaters, hydrodynamic often means "hydrodynamically efficient".
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Katherine Douglass, Scientific American, 8 July 2024
The shape of the human body is simply much less hydrodynamic than that of a shark.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 30 June 2024
Critics have disputed previous observations of this effect citing optical distortions, weak particle attraction, or hydrodynamic forces causing particles to drift together.
—Lori Youmshajekian, Scientific American, 14 May 2024
Federico Ferrante, president of Azimut Americas, said the 44M will have a hydrodynamic wing under the dual-mode hull that provides better fuel efficiency at the same speeds.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 25 Mar. 2024
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“Hydrodynamic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hydrodynamic. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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