Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The study of the mechanics of fluids or the laws of equilibrium and motion concerning fluids.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The science of the mechanics of fluids, or of their laws of equilibrium and motion, including the divisions of hydrostatics and hydrodynamics, and also hydraulics.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun That branch of physics which treats of the mechanics of liquids, or of their laws of equilibrium and of motion.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun physics
fluid mechanics , especially when dealing withwater
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Examples
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According to Mathias Döring, an expert on hydromechanics at the Technical University of Darmstadt who is currently studying this aqueduct, Roman engineers embarked on the system in A.D. 90 to bring yet more water to cities along the eastern frontiers of the Roman Empire.
The Object of Desire 2009
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In the spring, violators of this rule will get a basic lesson in hydromechanics when their tanks and pipes split.
The RVer’s Bible Kim Baker 1997
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In the spring, violators of this rule will get a basic lesson in hydromechanics when their tanks and pipes split.
The RVer’s Bible Kim Baker 1997
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In the spring, violators of this rule will get a basic lesson in hydromechanics when their tanks and pipes split.
The RVer’s Bible Kim Baker 1997
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In the spring, violators of this rule will get a basic lesson in hydromechanics when their tanks and pipes split.
The RVer’s Bible Kim Baker 1997
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This has been simply accomplished by taking advantage of another principle of hydromechanics.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 417, December 29, 1883 Various
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