flu|id|ic

flu|id|ic
flu|id|ic «floo IHD ihk», adjective.
1. of or having to do with fluids or fluidics.
2. using the interaction of fluid streams of gas, air, or liquid to perform functions of instrumentation and control, which would otherwise be performed by mechanical or electrical mechanisms; flueric: »

The signal in fluidic devices is carried by the flow of a liquid, just as the signal in electronic circuits is carried by the flow of the electrons (Foster P. Stockwell).


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