hydrodynamics
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hy·dro·dy·nam·ics | \ ˌhī-drō-dī-ˈna-miks 
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\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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hydrodynamics
noun plural but singular in constructionhy·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
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