HYDRAULICS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Study of the mechanics of fluids

Synonyms:

fluid mechanics; hydraulics

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("hydraulics" is a kind of...):

mechanics (the branch of physics concerned with the motion of bodies in a frame of reference)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hydraulics"):

hydrostatics (study of the mechanical properties of fluids that are not in motion)

hydrodynamics; hydrokinetics (study of fluids in motion)

Derivation:

hydraulic (of or relating to the study of hydraulics)