fluid geometry

[¦flü·əd jē′äm·ə·trē]

(geology)

Fluid distribution in reservoir strata controlled by rock effective pore-size distribution, rock wettability characteristics in relation to the fluids present, method of producing saturation, and rock heterogeneity.

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While the center epitomizes a fluid geometry, the architects' achievement is not the production of an image of flow but the formation of flows within the building: Here, flow is a complex interaction between the building and its inhabitants, a function of the visitor's experience of and movement through space conjoined with the architecture's geometry.

New wave: Nana Last on fluid architecture

The fluid geometry of the wall ripples outward in areas to form shelves and benches," said Lukyanov-Cherny.

Design firm transforms Brooklyn Museum hall

The surrounding network of paths half submerged in the ground entangles to make the building, which emerges from the fluid geometry.