The Collaborative International Dictionary
Hydrodynamic \Hy`dro*dy*nam"ic\, Hydrodynamical \Hy`dro*dy*nam"ic*al\, a. [Hydro-, 1 + dynamic, -ical: cf. F. hydrodynamique.] Pertaining to, or derived from, the dynamical action of water of a liquid; of or pertaining to water power.
Hydrodynamic friction, friction produced by the viscosity of a liquid in motion.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Wiktionary
a. 1 (context physics English) Of, or relating to the science of hydrodynamics 2 operate by the force of water in motion
WordNet
adj. of or relating to hydrodynamics
Usage examples of "hydrodynamic".
All that work making the Seawolf class hydrodynamic and whisper quiet is down the drain.
Center thrilled by the latest Imperial sound technology, a hydrodynamic music system.
Now, sexing whales can be an incredibly difficult task, as their genitalia, for hydrodynamic reasons, are all internal.
The Annapolis was steaming at flank, making forty-one knots on the improved hydrodynamic seven-bladed screw.
Plus the screw--although hydrodynamic, was still loud at flank speed, putting out high decibels aft.
The heavy clamshells above the bridge cockpit that faired in the sail, making it hydrodynamic, would need to be pulled down.
HYDRODYNAMIC FORCES Lift, downforce, or drag caused by the flow of water over the surface of a moving object.
This strange quality produces what hydrodynamic experts refer to as laminar flow, an effect which almost eliminates the normal turbulence produced by an object moving rapidly through water.
Water was expensive to sim, involving hydrodynamic calculations of nonlaminar flow to get the droplets and splashes real seeming.
To move with the least hydrodynamic drag as possible, he kept his head down and his hands clasped behind his back under the oxygen rebreathing apparatus.
Now, sexing whales can be an incredibly difficult task, as their genitalia, for hydrodynamic reasons, are all internal.