hydraulics

Synonyms:

fluid mechanics

Types:

hydrostatics

study of the mechanical properties of fluids that are not in motion

hydrodynamics, hydrokinetics

study of fluids in motion

magnetohydrodynamics

the study of the interaction of magnetic fields and electrically conducting fluids (as plasma or molten metal)

Type of:

mechanics

the branch of physics concerned with the motion of bodies in a frame of reference