hydraulics

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

noun

, (used with a singular verb)

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

hydraulics

/ haɪˈdrɒlɪks /

noun

1. See fluid mechanics
   functioning as singular another name for fluid mechanics

hydraulics

/ hī-drô′lĭks /

1. The scientific study of water and other liquids, in particular their behavior under the influence of mechanical forces and their related uses in engineering.
2. A mechanical device or system using hydraulic components.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hydraulics¹

First recorded in 1665–75; hydraulic, -ics

Example Sentences

Kurosawa made two movies that showed you how to move—the excitement, joy, hydraulics, and all.

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He is interested in the hydraulics of supply and demand, and that demand originated primarily overseas.

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For example, automakers are now introducing electric steering, replacing hydraulics.

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As Merle demonstrated the problem in hydraulics the girl studied him more attentively, then gleamed with a sudden new radiance.

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In ordinary hydraulics, liquids are treated as absolutely incompressible.

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In many treatises on hydraulics it is stated that the frictional resistance is independent of the nature of the solid surface.

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It is a question of hydraulics, you see, and came within my own province.

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In fact, Raynal evidently thinks that nothing but Dutch experience in hydraulics could ever have cultivated Surinam.

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