hydrostatic pressure

American  

[hahy-druh-stat-ik presh-er] / ˌhaɪ drəˈstæt ɪk ˈprɛʃ ər /

noun

plural

hydrostatic pressures

1. the pressure exerted by a liquid at rest.

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hydrostatic pressure Scientific  

/ hī′drə-stăt′ĭk /

1. The pressure exerted by a fluid at equilibrium at a given point within the fluid, due to the force of gravity. Hydrostatic pressure increases in proportion to depth measured from the surface because of the increasing weight of fluid exerting downward force from above.

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Example Sentences

“The concept of putting it down at the bottom of the sea floor, deep enough where that hydrostatic pressure can drive the reverse-osmosis process — there’s certainly merit to that,” Donovan said.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2023

If the Titan were stuck on the ocean floor, a rescue effort would face even greater challenges due to extreme hydrostatic pressure and total darkness on the sea floor more than 2 miles deep.

From Reuters • Jun. 21, 2023

Blood hydrostatic pressure is the force exerted by the blood confined within blood vessels or heart chambers.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

The GFR is influenced by hydrostatic pressure and colloid osmotic pressure.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

According to the experiments of Henry, water, under a hydrostatic pressure of 96 feet, will absorb three times as much carbonic acid gas as it can under the ordinary pressure of the atmosphere.

From The Student's Elements of Geology by Lyell, Charles, Sir