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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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 20 Jan. 2026
The team is also working on hydrodynamic models to determine how the wake forms behind Siwarha and reconstruct how that effects Betelgeuse’s brightness, MacLeod said.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 20 Jan. 2026
As a New Atlas article points out, one of the key challenges for the SPHYDA project will be dealing with hydrodynamic noise.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 8 Dec. 2025
One of the most complex problems is dealing with hydrodynamic noise.
—New Atlas, 7 Dec. 2025
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“Hydrodynamic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hydrodynamic. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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hydrodynamic
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