hydrodynamics

noun, plural in form but singular in construction

hy·dro·dy·nam·ics | \ ˌhī-drō-dī-ˈna-miks

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: 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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hydrodynamics

noun plural but singular in construction

hy·dro·dy·nam·ics | \ -iks

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: 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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