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hy·drau·lic
I. \hīˈdrȯlik, -lēk also -räl-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Latin hydraulicus, adjective
: a hydraulic machine or device
< brakes are four-wheel hydraulics — Motor Life >
specifically : hydraulic organ
II. \(ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ adjective
Etymology: Latin hydraulicus being a hydraulic organ, from Greek hydraulikos, from hydraulis hydraulic organ (from hydr- + -aulis, from aulos reed instrument like an oboe) + -ikos -ic — more at alveolus
1. : operated, moved, or effected by means of water
2.
a. : of or relating to hydraulics
< hydraulic engineer >
b. : of or relating to water or other liquid in motion
< hydraulic erosion … of shore reef fronts — Scientific Monthly >
3. : operated by the resistance offered or the pressure transmitted when a quantity of water, oil, or other liquid is forced through a comparatively small orifice or through a tube — used of a mechanism
< hydraulic buffer >
< hydraulic turbine >
< hydraulic equipment >
< hydraulic system >
also : relating to a device operated in this way
< hydraulic pressure >
< hydraulic action >
4. : hardening or setting under water
< hydraulic mortar >
< hydraulic bond >
• hy·drau·li·cal·ly \-lə̇k(ə)lē, -lēk-, -li\ adverb
III. \ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ transitive verb
(hydraulicked ; hydraulicked ; hydraulicking ; hydraulics)
: to subject to the action of a powerful stream or jet of water or excavate in this manner : sluice |