fluidics

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/fluˈɪ.dɪks/

noun

The branch of engineering and technology that is concerned with the construction of devices that use the flow and pressure of a fluid in circuits analogous to electronic ones

OriginEnglish fluidic ← Middle English fluid ← Latin fluidus →
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Meanings

nounfluidics (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe branch of engineering and technology that is concerned with the construction of devices that use the flow and pressure of a fluid in circuits analogous to electronic ones

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰel-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰlewH-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*bʰluH-yé-ti?
  4. Latinfluō
  5. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  6. Latinfluidus
  7. Middle Englishfluid
  8. Englishfluid
  9. Englishfluidic
  10. Englishfluidics

From fluidic + -s.

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APA

fluidics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fluidics

MLA

“fluidics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fluidics. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fluidics,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fluidics.

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