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flu⋅id⋅ics

[floo-id-iks]
–noun (used with a singular verb)
the technology dealing with the use of a flowing liquid or gas in various devices, esp. controls, to perform functions usually performed by an electric current in electronic devices.
Also called fluerics.


Origin:
1960–65; fluid + -ics


flu⋅id⋅ic, adjective
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flu·id·ic   (flōō-ĭd'ĭk)   
adj.  
  1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a fluid.

  2. Relating to or controlled by fluidics.

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