plural in form but singular or plural in construction
: a branch of mechanics dealing with the properties of liquids and gases
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Recent Examples on the WebSince 2008 Lawrence Witmer of Ohio University and his team have been using CT scans, along with fluid mechanics modeling, to assess sound production in various dinosaur species. Michael B. Habib, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2022 The feminist writer Luce Irigaray, for example, argued that in physics, solid mechanics was a masculine way of looking at the world while fluid mechanics was a feminine one. Francis Fukuyama, Harper’s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022 For example, researchers have a limited understanding of the physics of fluid mechanics. Conor Purcell, Scientific American, 13 Nov. 2019 The fluid mechanics of the lava lamp don’t get nearly enough appreciation. Diana Budds, Curbed, 24 Sep. 2021 For fluid mechanics expert and first author Siddhartha Verma, the study is a visual reminder: people should wear masks that will prevent the droplets in their breath from spreading. Theresa Machemer, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Sep. 2020 That’s been the case recently with the mathematical study of fluid mechanics.Quanta Magazine, 13 Jan. 2020 Ellingsen's focus was on a concept in fluid mechanics known as shear flow. David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 21 Aug. 2019 This traditional model suffers from a dual constraint issue, said Jonathan Boreyko, a fluid mechanics professor at Virginia Tech and another co-author of the study. Elise Takahama, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Mar. 2018 See More