hydrostatic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /ˌhaɪdɹəʊˈstætɪk/
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)lbor. English hydro- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti Proto-Hellenic *hístāmi Ancient Greek ἵστημι (hístēmi) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek στᾰτῐκός (stătĭkós)der. Latin staticusder. English static English hydrostatic From hydro- + static.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Of or relating to hydrostatics.
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(not-comparable) Of or relating to fluids, especially to the pressure that they exert or transmit.
[...] the electric fan drive and Drayton regulator temperature control employed on the prototypes have been superseded on the production version by Serck-Behr hydrostatic drive from an engine-driven pump with thermostatically controlled fan speed regulation.
1960 June, “The N.B. Loco. Co. diesel-hydraulic Type "2" locomotive”, in Trains Illustrated, page 345:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hydrostatick | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
hydrostatic shock · hydrostatic loop · hydrostatic pressure · hydrostatics · hydrolock · hydrostatic fluid · hydrostatician · hydrostatic arch · hydrostatic balance · hydrostatic equilibrium · hydrostatic head · hydrostatically · hydrostatic skeleton · hydrostatical · nonhydrostatic · hydrostatic lock · hydrostaticity · hydrostatic paradox · hydrostatic bed · quasihydrostatic · hydrostatic bellows · magnetohydrostatic · hydrostatic press
Relateds
Translations (23)
ast hidrostáticu (of or relating to hydrostatics) · kk гидростатикалық (of or relating to hydrostatics) · et hüdrostaatiline (of or relating to hydrostatics) · pl hydrostatyczny (of or relating to hydrostatics) · nb hydrostatisk (of or relating to hydrostatics) · sv hydrostatisk (of or relating to hydrostatics) · ru гидростатический (of or relating to hydrostatics) · gl hidrostático (of or relating to hydrostatics) · it idrostatico (of or relating to hydrostatics) · ca hidrostàtic (of or relating to hydrostatics) · es hidrostático (of or relating to hydrostatics) · id hidrostatik (of or relating to hydrostatics) · be гідрастаты́чны (of or relating to hydrostatics) · fi hydrostaattinen (of or relating to hydrostatics) · hu hidrosztatikus (of or relating to hydrostatics) · uk гідростати́чний (of or relating to hydrostatics) · cs hydrostatický (of or relating to hydrostatics) · pt hidrostático (of or relating to hydrostatics) · nn hydrostatisk (of or relating to hydrostatics) · da hydrostatisk (of or relating to hydrostatics) · nl hydrostatisch (of or relating to hydrostatics) · de hydrostatisch (of or relating to hydrostatics) · id hidrostatis (of or relating to hydrostatics)