hydrostatic

[ hahy-druh-stat-ik ]

/ ˌhaɪ drəˈstæt ɪk /

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adjective

of or relating to hydrostatics.

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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

Words nearby hydrostatic

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

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How to use hydrostatic in a sentence

There’s a closely-related body-fat determination method, incidentally, called hydrostatic weighing, where you literally get into a dunk tank.
There are better ways to measure body fat than BMI|Sara Chodosh|October 11, 2021|Popular-Science
That fabric’s 10,000-millimeter hydrostatic head might keep light rain out, but it simply isn’t enough to withstand a significant storm or the breaking waves you might experience on a boat.
This New Breathable Hard Shell Is Also the Most Waterproof|wsiler|September 18, 2021|Outside Online
Those which they describe are those that ended in some definite creations, such as the hydrostatic law enunciated by Archimedes.
Invention|Bradley A. Fiske
Another invention also utilizing external power, made near the end of the eighteenth century, was the hydrostatic press.
Invention|Bradley A. Fiske

The water is almost chemically pure, and is forced to a great height by hydrostatic pressure.
Seventy Years on the Frontier|Alexander Majors
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
In many cases filtration may be accelerated by the increase of hydrostatic or pneumatic pressure.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure

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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