hydraulic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /haɪˈdɹɔːlɪk/ (US)
- /haɪˈdɹɒlɪk/ (UK)
- (US) audio
Etymology
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”).
Meanings
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(not-comparable) 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^([sic]) myself.
1757, Antoine-Simon Le Page du Pratz, History of Louisiana, page 47:
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(not-comparable) Related to, or operated by, hydraulics.
A hydraulic press is operated by the differential pressure of water on pistons of different dimensions.
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(not-comparable) Able to set underwater.
hydraulic gypsum; hydraulic cements
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hydraulick | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |
Deriveds
electrohydraulic · pneudraulic · hydraulic organ · hydraulic fracturing · hydraulic horsepower · glaciohydraulic · hydraulically · hydraulic engineering · hydraulic oil · hydraulic fluid · microhydraulic · hygraulic · aeraulic · mandraulic · hydraulic limestone · hydraulic conductivity · hydraulic lime · hydraulic radius · psychohydraulic · hydraulic Keynesianism · fueldraulic · hydraulician · diesel-hydraulic · hydraucone · nonhydraulic · hydrauger · hydraulic retention time · sterhydraulic · hydraulic cement · hydraulic press · handraulic · airdraulic · thermohydraulic · hydraulic belt · hydraulic ram · hydraulicity · hydraulic jump
Translations (44)
it idraulico (having to do with water) · be гідраўлі́чны (related to hydraulics) · de Wasser- (having to do with water) · pt hidráulico (related to hydraulics) · ms hidraulik (related to hydraulics) · gl hidráulico (having to do with water) · ms hidraulik (having to do with water) · kk гидравликалық (related to hydraulics) · bg хидравли́чен (related to hydraulics) · da hydraulisk (related to hydraulics) · es hidráulico (related to hydraulics) · uk гідравлі́чний (related to hydraulics) · vi thuỷ lực (related to hydraulics) · ast hidráulicu (related to hydraulics) · ca hidràulic (having to do with water) · fa آبفشاری (having to do with water) · lv hidraulisks (related to hydraulics) · fr hydraulique (related to hydraulics) · it idraulico (related to hydraulics) · bg во́ден (having to do with water) · nn hydraulisk (related to hydraulics) · id hidraulis (related to hydraulics) · fi hydraulinen (related to hydraulics) · id hidraulis (having to do with water) · nb hydraulisk (related to hydraulics) · cmn 液壓 /液压 (related to hydraulics) · pl hydrauliczny (related to hydraulics) · hy ջրաբաշխական (related to hydraulics) · es hidráulico (having to do with water) · sk hydraulický (related to hydraulics) · fr hydraulique (having to do with water) · gl hidráulico (related to hydraulics) · sv hydraulisk (related to hydraulics) · nl hydraulisch (related to hydraulics) · cs hydraulický (related to hydraulics) · ca hidràulic (related to hydraulics) · fa هیدرولیک (having to do with water) · cmn 水力的 (having to do with water) · fa هیدرولیکی (related to hydraulics) · ru гидравли́ческий (related to hydraulics) · pl hydrauliczny (having to do with water) · de wasserkundlich (having to do with water) · hu hidraulikus (related to hydraulics) · de hydraulisch (related to hydraulics)