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From hydro- +‎ dynamic.

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hydrodynamic (not comparable)

  1. (physics) Of, or relating to the science of hydrodynamics.
    • 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:
      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, [...].
  2. Operated by the force of water in motion.

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