Hydraulic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /haɪˈdɹɒlɪk/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Hydraulic is an adjective meaning Pertaining to water.
Meaning
Pertaining to water.
More Meanings
- Related to, or operated by, hydraulics.
- (transitive) To mine using the technique of hydraulic mining.
Example Sentences
A hydraulic press is operated by the differential pressure of water on pistons of different dimensions.
Tho' there are but seventeen feet water^([sic]) in the channel, I have seen vessels of five hundred ton enter into it. I know not why this entrance is left so neglected, as we are not in want of able engineers in France, in the hydraulic branch, a part of the mathematics to which I have most applyed^([sic]) myself.
Word Forms
- hydraulick
- hydraulics
- hydraulicking
- hydraulicked
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hydro, hydro-electric, hydropower, hydrological, water, fluid.
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