hydrodynamicist


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hy·dro·dy·nam·ics

 (hī′drō-dī-năm′ĭks)
n.
1. (used with a sing. verb) The branch of science that deals with the dynamics of fluids, especially incompressible fluids, in motion.
2. (used with a pl. verb) The dynamics of fluids in motion.
hy′dro·dy·nam′i·cist (-ĭ-sĭst) n.
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hydrodynamicist

(ˌhaɪdrəʊdaɪˈnæmɪsɪst)
n
a specialist in hydrodynamics
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