hydraulic
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hydraulic
- /haɪˈdɹɒlɪk/ UK
- /haɪˈdɹɔːlɪk/ US
Rhymes with -ɒlɪk
Where it comes from
From French hydraulique, from Latin hydraulicus, from Ancient Greek ὑδραυλικός (hudraulikós, “of a water organ”), from ὕδραυλις (húdraulis, “water organ”), from ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”) + αὐλός (aulós, “pipe”).
adjective hydraulick
- Pertaining to water. 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
- Related to, or operated by, hydraulics. A hydraulic press is operated by the differential pressure of water on pistons of different dimensions.
- Able to set underwater. hydraulic gypsum; hydraulic cements
verb hydraulics · hydraulicking · hydraulicked · hydraulick
- To mine using the technique of hydraulic mining.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: fluid mechanics, hydro, hydro-electric, hydropower, hydrological, water, fluid, hydroelectric, waterpower, waterworks, drainage, head, mechanical, xylem, seal, fluidic
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adj having to do with water
| Español | hidráulico |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 水力的 shuǐlì de |
| Français | hydraulique |
| Deutsch | Wasser-, wasserkundlich |
| Italiano | idraulico |
adj related to hydraulics
| Español | hidráulico |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 液壓 /液压 yèyā |
| Português | hidráulico |
| Français | hydraulique |
| Deutsch | hydraulisch |
| Italiano | idraulico |
| Русский | гидравли́ческий gidravlíčeskij |
| Tiếng Việt | thuỷ lực |
Talk about this word "hydraulic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hydraulic. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. hydraulic. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hydraulic "hydraulic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hydraulic.Cite this
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title = {hydraulic},
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