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hydrodynamic

adjective
hy·​dro·​dy·​nam·​ic | \ ˌhī-drō-dī-ˈna-mik How to pronounce hydrodynamic (audio) \
variants: or less commonly hydrodynamical \ ˌhī-​drō-​dī-​ˈna-​mi-​kəl How to pronounce hydrodynamical (audio) \

Definition of hydrodynamic

: of, relating to, or involving principles of hydrodynamics

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Other Words from hydrodynamic

hydrodynamically \ ˌhī-​drō-​dī-​ˈna-​mi-​k(ə-​)lē How to pronounce hydrodynamically (audio) \ adverb

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Bernoulli's principle, which is basic to the science of hydrodynamics, says that the faster a fluid substance flows, the less outward pressure it exerts. It shows the close relationship between hydrodynamics and aerodynamics (which deals with the movement of air and other gases), since it can partly explain how air will "lift" an airplane by the way it flows over the wings, and how a spoiler helps keep a race car's wheels pressed to the ground as it accelerates. Hydrodynamics is sometimes applied today in studying the surface of the planets and even the stars. As used informally by boaters, hydrodynamic often means "hydrodynamically efficient".

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The stern, lacking a hydrodynamic leading edge like the bow, tumbled and corkscrewed for more than two miles down to the ocean floor. National Geographic, "How the Titanic was lost and found," 22 Aug. 2019 The atmosphere of Pluto undergoes hydrodynamic escape, much the same way Earth's early, toxic atmosphere was stripped away. John Wenz, Popular Mechanics, "Here's What We Know About Pluto So Far," 17 July 2015

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First Known Use of hydrodynamic

circa 1828, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for hydrodynamic

New Latin hydrodynamicus, from hydr- + dynamicus dynamic

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hydrodynamic

adjective
hy·​dro·​dy·​nam·​ic | \ -dī-ˈnam-ik How to pronounce hydrodynamic (audio) \
variants: also hydrodynamical \ -​i-​kəl How to pronounce hydrodynamical (audio) \

Medical Definition of hydrodynamic

: of, relating to, or involving principles of hydrodynamics

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