hygraulic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /haɪˈɡɹɔːlɪk/
- /haɪˈɡɹɒlɪk/
Etymology
Formed as hygr- + the second element of (hydr)aulic, as if after the Ancient Greek *ὑγραυλικός (hugraulikós).
Meanings
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(not-comparable, obsolete, rare) Hydraulic.
The animal…is an hygraulic body.
1756, Charles Lucas, An Essay on Waters, book I, page 2:Hygraulic,…of or pertaining to Pipes or Conveyances for Water.
1730–6, Nathan Bailey, Dictionarium Britannicum, “Hygraulic”