hydrodynamics
noun, plural in form but singular in constructionDefinition 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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The first known use of hydrodynamics was in 1779
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