hydrostatic pressure

American  

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

noun

• hydrostatic pressures
  plural

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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Noun Inflected Forms

• hydrostatic pressures
  plural

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hydrostatic pressure

According to the study, once these particles reach depths of about 2 to 6 kilometers, the enormous hydrostatic pressure begins forcing dissolved organic matter out of them.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026

“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

The water table will generally mirror surface topography, though more subdued because hydrostatic pressure is equal to atmospheric pressure along the surface of the water table.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2017

When this receptacle is filled with liquid around the piles of cubes there will be no pressure on the sides except that due to the hydrostatic pressure of the water at 62½ lb.

From Pressure, Resistance, and Stability of Earth American Society of Civil Engineers: Transactions, Paper No. 1174, Volume LXX, December 1910 by J. C. Meem