hydrodynamic

English

Etymology

From hydro- +‎ dynamic.

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

• hydrodynamicist
• magnetohydrodynamic
• electrohydrodynamic
• non-hydrodynamic

Related terms

• dynamic

Translations

of or relating to the science of hydrodynamics

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

See also

• hydrostatic