elastofluidics

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

elasto- +‎ fluidics

Noun[edit]

elastofluidics (uncountable)

  1. The branch of engineering and technology that is concerned with the construction of devices that use the ability of elastic fluids to flow and deform under pressure.
    • 2014 April 15, Sridhar Kota, “Shape-Shifting Things to Come”, in Scientific American, volume 310:
      Our research on elastofluidics is still in its infancy.

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