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noun
The branch of physics concerned with the movement of fluids
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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noun
study of fluids in motion
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: hydrodynamics
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fluid mechanics, hydraulics
Narrower terms: magnetohydrodynamics
History
Etymology tree Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)der. English hydro- English kinetics English hydrokinetics From hydro- + kinetics.
