See Also: fluidics(dictionary)

levir (iou) and fluidics (iou)


levir (iou)



levir noun. M19.
[Latin, = Old English tacor, Homeric Greek daer, Sanskrit dev husband's brother, brother-in-law.]
Anthropology. A brother-in-law; a person acting as such under the custom of the levirate.

fluidics (iou)



fluidics noun pl. (usu. treated as sing.). M20.
[from FLUID + -ICS: see -IC.]
The technique of using small interacting flows and fluid jets to perform functions or operate systems; the branch of technology that deals with this.