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hydrodynamic - definition and meaning
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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
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adjective physics Of, or relating to the science of hydrodynamics adjective Operated by the force of water in motion
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Or maybe hard plastic in a "hydrodynamic " (if their is such word) form that could withstand the currents.
Home/News 2010
So one possibility is that the melanosomes got bigger during later penguin evolution as the birds became better underwater swimmers and needed a more hydrodynamic covering.
Inkayacu Paracasensis: Giant 'Water King' Penguin, 5 Feet Tall, Discovered In Peru From 36 Million Years Ago AP 2010
By contrast, Deep Flight Challenger, a one-person, high-performance, experimental, prototype submersible designed by Hawkes, looks more like a plane and uses hydrodynamic force to propel the craft down.
Fancy a trip to see the Titanic? Super-subs will take tourists to the bottom of the sea 2011
But like hydrodynamic shapes among vertebrates, evolution is constrained by the inherited architecture and by what works in those domains, hence convergence in some cases, and a rich diversity in others.
Biomolecular Networks 2009
The convergence of the hydrodynamic shape among vertebrates is currently thought to be due to the environment/similar niche/even interactions:
Biomolecular Networks 2009
Zach: Yes, similar problems with a small number of solutions leads to convergent evolution, like the convergence between the hydrodynamic shapes of the vertebrates fish and dolphins.
Biomolecular Networks 2009
Like its natural archetype, the AquaPenguin from Festo has a hydrodynamic body contour.
The Future of Bionics Inspired by Nature | Impact Lab 2010
Yes, similar problems with a small number of solutions leads to convergent evolution, like the convergence between the hydrodynamic shapes of the vertebrates fish and dolphins.
Biomolecular Networks 2009
Ecological consequences of major hydrodynamic disturbances on coral reefs.
Coral reef zonation 2010
Spider-Man velcro emulating geckos clothing dyes as vibrant as a peacock hydrodynamic swimsuits from sharks
Patenting Mother Nature : Law is Cool 2008
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"Marine biofouling is the process in which organisms such as barnacles problematically colonize underwater surfaces. When it happens to the hulls of ships, the vessels become less hydrodynamic, having to burn more fuel in order to move through the water."
- Ben Coxworth, Electrolysis-based anti-biofouling system keeps hulls clean, gizmag.com, 7 Dec 2012.
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