nematohydrodynamic

adjective

That moves water by the action of filaments

OriginEnglish hydrodynamic ← French dynamique ← Ancient Greek δυναμικός (dunamikós) →
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Meanings

adjectivenematohydrodynamic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableThat moves water by the action of filaments

    Our virtual prototype demonstrates a new research direction for the design of micromachines powered by the nematohydrodynamic properties of active turbulence..

    2016, Sumesh P. Thampi, Amin Doostmohammadi, Tyler N. Shendruk, Ramin Golestanian, Julia M. Yeomans, “Active micromachines: Microfluidics powered by mesoscale turbulence”, in arXiv

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)neh₁-
  2. Ancient Greekνέω (néō)
  3. Ancient Greekνῆμᾰ (nêmă)
  4. Englishnemat-
  5. Englishnemato-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*wed-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
  8. Proto-Hellenic*údōr
  9. Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
  10. Ancient Greekῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)
  11. Englishhydro-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*dewh₂-
  13. Proto-Hellenic*dunamai
  14. Ancient Greekδῠ́νᾰμαι (dŭ́nămai)
  15. Ancient Greekδύναμις (dúnamis)
  16. Ancient Greekδυναμικός (dunamikós)
  17. Frenchdynamique
  18. Englishdynamic
  19. Englishhydrodynamic
  20. Englishnematohydrodynamic

From nemato- + hydrodynamic.

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nematohydrodynamic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nematohydrodynamic

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Chicago

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