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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 fluids
Familiarity information: FLUID MECHANICS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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