hydrodynamics
noun
hy·dro·dy·nam·ics
ˌhī-drō-dī-ˈna-miks 
plural in form but singular in construction
: 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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Theorists put together gravity, hydrodynamics, regular matter that shines and dark matter that doesn’t, and let the simulation re-create the evolution of galaxies.
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Ann Finkbeiner, Discover Magazine, 28 Aug. 2019
The robot hovers due to the collision of its propellers with the water (hydrodynamics not aerodynamics).
—IEEE Spectrum, 16 Oct. 2020
In June, a study of feathers from nine penguin species found other unique microstructures, now associated with coloration, probably first evolved in the marine birds for improved hydrodynamics.
—Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 19 June 2018
To bring Pandora to life, the team at Weta had to become expert not only in hydrodynamics, but also in rendering those complex physics photorealistically.
—Darryn King, New York Times, 16 Dec. 2022
At a mechanical engineering conference at Princeton, Fish ran into Tim Wei, an engineer who was presenting some of his research on the hydrodynamics of competitive swimmers .
—Brad Balukjian, Discover Magazine, 23 Jan. 2014
Now, the behavior of those very same molecules is subject to the laws of hydrodynamics.
—Anil Ananthaswamy, Scientific American, 30 Nov. 2022
Computer modeling of the hull’s hydrodynamics, undertaken by the small company itself, required almost a full year, Mr. Bruneau said.
—Dan Neil, WSJ, 28 July 2022
The researchers used San Francisco Bay, where hydrodynamics differ from an open coastline, as their primary example.
—Xander Peters, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Oct. 2021
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Ann Finkbeiner, Discover Magazine, 28 Aug. 2019
The robot hovers due to the collision of its propellers with the water (hydrodynamics not aerodynamics).
—IEEE Spectrum, 16 Oct. 2020
In June, a study of feathers from nine penguin species found other unique microstructures, now associated with coloration, probably first evolved in the marine birds for improved hydrodynamics.
—Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 19 June 2018
To bring Pandora to life, the team at Weta had to become expert not only in hydrodynamics, but also in rendering those complex physics photorealistically.
—Darryn King, New York Times, 16 Dec. 2022
At a mechanical engineering conference at Princeton, Fish ran into Tim Wei, an engineer who was presenting some of his research on the hydrodynamics of competitive swimmers .
—Brad Balukjian, Discover Magazine, 23 Jan. 2014
Now, the behavior of those very same molecules is subject to the laws of hydrodynamics.
—Anil Ananthaswamy, Scientific American, 30 Nov. 2022
Computer modeling of the hull’s hydrodynamics, undertaken by the small company itself, required almost a full year, Mr. Bruneau said.
—Dan Neil, WSJ, 28 July 2022
The researchers used San Francisco Bay, where hydrodynamics differ from an open coastline, as their primary example.
—Xander Peters, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Oct. 2021
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hydrodynamics
noun, plural in form but singular in construction
hy·dro·dy·nam·ics
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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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