Meanings
adjectivehydrodynamic (not comparable)
- not comparablenatural sciencesOf, or relating to the science of hydrodynamics.
On the descent from Semmering to Payerbach-Reichenau, with a ruling gradient of 1 in 39 [...], the Voith hydrodynamic brake kept the train within the 19 and 23 m.p.h. limitations without recourse to air brakes, [...].
1961 October, David W. Beadle, “Krauss-Maffei 4,000 h.p. diesel-hydraulic unit for the U.S.A. on trial”, in Trains Illustrated, page 619
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*wed-
- Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
- Proto-Hellenic*údōr
- Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
- Ancient Greekῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)
- Englishhydro-
- Proto-Indo-European*dewh₂-
- Proto-Hellenic*dunamai
- Ancient Greekδῠ́νᾰμαι (dŭ́nămai)
- Ancient Greekδύναμις (dúnamis)
- Ancient Greekδυναμικός (dunamikós)
- Frenchdynamique
- Englishdynamic
- Englishhydrodynamic
Translations
Catalan hidrodinàmic
- hidrodinàmicof or relating to the science of hydrodynamics
Dutch hydrodynamisch
- hydrodynamischof or relating to the science of hydrodynamics
Polish hydrodynamiczny
- hydrodynamicznyof or relating to the science of hydrodynamics
Portuguese hidrodinâmico
- hidrodinâmicoof or relating to the science of hydrodynamics
Russian гидродинами́ческий
- гидродинами́ческий (gidrodinamíčeskij)of or relating to the science of hydrodynamics
Spanish hidrodinámico
- hidrodinámicoof or relating to the science of hydrodynamics
Cite this entry
APA
hydrodynamic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydrodynamic
MLA
“hydrodynamic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydrodynamic. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hydrodynamic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydrodynamic.
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