sterhydraulic
adjective
ster·hydraulic
¦ster+
: relating to or being a hydraulic press producing pressure or motion by the introduction of a solid substance (such as a screw, a rod, or a rope wound on a roller) into a cylinder previously filled with a liquid : resembling such a press in action or principle
Word History
Etymology
probably from French stérhydraulique, irregular from stéré- stere- + hydraulique hydraulic