hydrodynamic

English

Etymology

From hydro- +‎ dynamic.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

hydrodynamic (not comparable)

1. (physics) Of, or relating to the science of hydrodynamics.
   • 1961 October, David W. Beadle, “Krauss-Maffei 4,000 h.p. diesel-hydraulic unit for the U.S.A. on trial”, in Trains Illustrated, page 619:

     On the descent from Semmering to Payerbach-Reichenau, with a ruling gradient of 1 in 39 [...], the Voith hydrodynamic brake kept the train within the 19 and 23 m.p.h. limitations without recourse to air brakes, [...].

2. Operated by the force of water in motion.

Derived terms

• aerohydrodynamic
• ecohydrodynamic
• elastohydrodynamic
• electrohydrodynamic
• hydrodynamically
• hydrodynamicist
• magnetohydrodynamic
• microhydrodynamic
• nematohydrodynamic
• nonhydrodynamic
• non-hydrodynamic

Related terms

• dynamic

Translations

of or relating to the science of hydrodynamics

Catalan: hidrodinàmic Dutch: hydrodynamisch (nl) Polish: hydrodynamiczny (pl) Portuguese: hidrodinâmico (pt) m Russian: гидродинами́ческий (ru) (gidrodinamíčeskij) Spanish: hidrodinámico (es)

See also

• hydrostatic