hydraulics

[ hahy-draw-liks, -drol-iks ]

/ haɪˈdrɔ lɪks, -ˈdrɒl ɪks /

noun (used with a singular verb)

the science that deals with the laws governing water or other liquids in motion and their applications in engineering; practical or applied hydrodynamics.

Origin of hydraulics

First recorded in 1665–75; see origin at hydraulic, -ics

Words nearby hydraulics

hydraulic motor, hydraulic pile, hydraulic press, hydraulic radius, hydraulic ram, hydraulics, hydraulic suspension, hydraulic torque converter, hydraulus, hydrazide, hydrazine

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Example sentences from the Web for hydraulics

Kurosawa made two movies that showed you how to move—the excitement, joy, hydraulics, and all.
What Asian Film Remakes Like ‘Oldboy’ Get Wrong|Jimmy So|November 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He is interested in the hydraulics of supply and demand, and that demand originated primarily overseas.
Subprime Loans Were a Chinese Export|David Frum|July 5, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The 135-inch gun of to-day is, thanks to hydraulics, manipulated with a tithe of the exertion required to serve a truck gun.
The British Navy Book|Cyril Field
First he glanced at optics; but that did not help him to see his way; then at hydrostatics and hydraulics.
St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, May, 1878, No. 7.|Various

In hydraulics there are rams, water closets, pumps, and turbine water wheels.
The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.|Edward W. Byrn
The very necessities of its geographical position had forced it to pre-eminence in hydraulics and hydrostatics.
History of the United Netherlands, 1600-09, Vol. IV. Complete|John Lothrop Motley
As Merle demonstrated the problem in hydraulics the girl studied him more attentively, then gleamed with a sudden new radiance.
The Wrong Twin|Harry Leon Wilson

British Dictionary definitions for hydraulics

hydraulics

/ (haɪˈdrɒlɪks) /

noun

(functioning as singular) another name for fluid mechanics

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Scientific definitions for hydraulics

hydraulics

[ hī-drô′lĭks ]

The scientific study of water and other liquids, in particular their behavior under the influence of mechanical forces and their related uses in engineering.

A mechanical device or system using hydraulic components.

单词	hydraulics
释义	hydraulics [ hahy-draw-liks, -drol-iks ] / haɪˈdrɔ lɪks, -ˈdrɒl ɪks / noun (used with a singular verb) the science that deals with the laws governing water or other liquids in motion and their applications in engineering; practical or applied hydrodynamics. Origin of hydraulics First recorded in 1665–75; see origin at hydraulic, -ics Words nearby hydraulics hydraulic motor, hydraulic pile, hydraulic press, hydraulic radius, hydraulic ram, hydraulics, hydraulic suspension, hydraulic torque converter, hydraulus, hydrazide, hydrazine Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hydraulics Kurosawa made two movies that showed you how to move—the excitement, joy, hydraulics, and all. What Asian Film Remakes Like ‘Oldboy’ Get Wrong\|Jimmy So\|November 26, 2013\|DAILY BEAST He is interested in the hydraulics of supply and demand, and that demand originated primarily overseas. Subprime Loans Were a Chinese Export\|David Frum\|July 5, 2012\|DAILY BEAST The 135-inch gun of to-day is, thanks to hydraulics, manipulated with a tithe of the exertion required to serve a truck gun. The British Navy Book\|Cyril Field First he glanced at optics; but that did not help him to see his way; then at hydrostatics and hydraulics. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, May, 1878, No. 7.\|Various In hydraulics there are rams, water closets, pumps, and turbine water wheels. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.\|Edward W. Byrn The very necessities of its geographical position had forced it to pre-eminence in hydraulics and hydrostatics. History of the United Netherlands, 1600-09, Vol. IV. Complete\|John Lothrop Motley As Merle demonstrated the problem in hydraulics the girl studied him more attentively, then gleamed with a sudden new radiance. The Wrong Twin\|Harry Leon Wilson British Dictionary definitions for hydraulics hydraulics / (haɪˈdrɒlɪks) / noun (functioning as singular) another name for fluid mechanics Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for hydraulics hydraulics [ hī-drô′lĭks ] The scientific study of water and other liquids, in particular their behavior under the influence of mechanical forces and their related uses in engineering. A mechanical device or system using hydraulic components. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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