hydrodynamics

noun, plural in form but singular in construction hy·dro·dy·nam·ics \ ˌhī-drō-dī-ˈna-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

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hydrodynamicist

play \ˌhī-drō-dī-ˈna-mə-sist\ noun

First Known Use of hydrodynamics

1779

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hydrodynamics

noun plural but singular in construction hy·dro·dy·nam·ics \ -iks \

medical 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