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FLUID MECHANICS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fluid mechanics mean? 

FLUID MECHANICS (noun)
  The noun FLUID MECHANICS has 1 sense:

1. study of the mechanics of fluidsplay

  Familiarity information: FLUID MECHANICS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


FLUID MECHANICS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Study of the mechanics of fluids

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

fluid mechanics; hydraulics

Hypernyms ("fluid mechanics" 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 "fluid mechanics"):

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

hydrodynamics; hydrokinetics (study of fluids in motion)


 Context examples 


The fluid mechanics of a water droplet hitting a liquid surface are well-known: when the droplet hits the surface, it causes the formation of a cavity, which quickly recoils due to the surface tension of the liquid, resulting in a rising column of liquid.

(What causes the sound of a dripping tap – and how do you stop it?, University of Cambridge)



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