hydrodynamic
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.47 in modern English
27
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of, or relating to the science of hydrodynamics.
Example Sentences
- "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, [...]."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)lbor. English hydro- Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *dunamai Ancient Greek δῠ́νᾰμαι (dŭ́nămai) Ancient Greek δύναμις (dúnamis) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek δυναμικός (dunamikós)lbor. French dynamiqueder. English dynamic English hydrodynamic From hydro- + dynamic.