hydrostatic

[ hahy-druh-stat-ik ]

/ ˌhaɪ drəˈstæt ɪk /

adjective

of or relating to hydrostatics.

Words nearby hydrostatic

hydrosoma, hydrosome, hydrospace, hydrosphere, hydrostat, hydrostatic, hydrostatic balance, hydrostatic pressure, hydrostatics, hydrosulfate, hydrosulfide

Also hy·dro·stat·i·cal.

Origin of hydrostatic

First recorded in 1665–75; hydro-¹ + static

OTHER WORDS FROM hydrostatic

hy·dro·stat·i·cal·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for hydrostatic

In many cases filtration may be accelerated by the increase of hydrostatic or pneumatic pressure.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure
The hydrostatic pressure required to produce equilibrium may then be measured in either of two ways.
The Elements of Qualitative Chemical Analysis, vol. 1, parts 1 and 2.|Julius Stieglitz
It was not until 1795 that that powerful modern apparatus—the hydraulic, or hydrostatic, press was patented by Bramah in England.
Inventions in the Century|William Henry Doolittle
The methods for determining densities may be divided into two groups according as hydrostatic principles are employed or not.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2|Various

This remarkable result is attained by the use of two devices acting in combination, namely, a hydrostatic valve and a pendulum.
The Romance of War Inventions|Thomas W. Corbin

British Dictionary definitions for hydrostatic

hydrostatic

hydrostatical

/ (ˌhaɪdrəʊˈstætɪk) /

adjective

of or concerned with fluids that are not in motionhydrostatic pressure

of or concerned with hydrostatics

Derived forms of hydrostatic

hydrostatically, adverb

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Medicine definitions for hydrostatic

hydrostatic

[ hī′drə-stăt′ĭk ]

adj.

Of or relating to fluids at rest or under pressure.