hydrocode

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *wed-

Proto-Indo-European *-r̥

Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥

Proto-Hellenic *údōr

Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)

Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)lbor.

English hydro-

Proto-Indo-European *kewh₂-

Proto-Italic *kūdō

Latin cūdō?

Proto-Indo-European *keh₂ulisder.

Latin caulis?

Latin caudex

Latin cōdex

Old French codebor.

Middle English code

English code

English hydrocode

From hydro- + code.

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Noun

hydrocode (plural hydrocodes)

1. (computing) Any of several computer programs that model the behaviour of fluid flow systems by breaking down the system into a three-dimensional matrix of cells and calculating the forces etc. affecting each one