HYDRODYNAMICS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Study of fluids in motion

Synonyms:

hydrodynamics; hydrokinetics

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

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

fluid mechanics; hydraulics (study of the mechanics of fluids)

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

magnetohydrodynamics (the study of the interaction of magnetic fields and electrically conducting fluids (as plasma or molten metal))

Derivation:

hydrodynamic (of or relating to hydrodynamics)