Thesaurus: hydrodynamics

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1. n. That branch of the science of mechanics which relates to fluids, or, as usually limited, which treats of the laws of motion and action of nonelastic fluids, whether as investigated mathematically, or by observation and experiment; the principles of dynamics, as applied to water and other fluids.
2. n. study of fluids in motion
3. That branch of the science of mechanics which relates to fluids, or, as usually limited, which treats of the laws of motion and action of nonelastic fluids, whether as investigated mathematically, or by observation and experiment; the principles of dynamics, as applied to water and other fluids. Note: The word is sometimes used as a general term, including both hydrostatics and hydraulics, together with pneumatics and acoustics. See Hydraulics.
4. That branch of the science of mechanics which relates tofluids, or, as usually limited, which treats of the laws of motionand action of nonelastic fluids, whether as investigatedmathematically, or by observation and experiment; the principles ofdynamics, as applied to water and other fluids.
5. n:100 n. study of fluids in motion