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hy⋅dro⋅dy⋅nam⋅ics

  [hahy-droh-dahy-nam-iks, -di-]
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–noun (used with a singular verb)
the branch of fluid dynamics that deals with liquids, including hydrostatics and hydrokinetics.
Also called hydromechanics.

Origin:
hydro- 1 + dynamics
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hy·dro·dy·nam·ics   (hī'drō-dī-nām'ĭks)   
n.  

  1. (used with a sing. verb) The branch of science that deals with the dynamics of fluids, especially incompressible fluids, in motion.

  2. (used with a pl. verb) The dynamics of fluids in motion.

hy'dro·dy·nam'i·cist (-ĭ-sĭst) n.
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Main Entry: hy·dro·dy·nam·ics
Pronunciation: -iks
Function: noun plural but singular in construction
: a branch of physics thatdeals with the motion of fluids and the forces acting on solid bodies immersed in fluids and in motion relative to them —compare HYDROSTATICS
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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