hydrostatics

[hahy-druh-stat-iks]

noun (used with a singular verb)

the branch of hydrodynamics that deals with the statics of fluids, usually confined to the equilibrium and pressure of liquids.

Origin of hydrostatics

First recorded in 1650–60; see origin at hydrostatic, -ics

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Historical Examples of hydrostatics

Lastly, Archimedes invented the whole science of hydrostatics.
The Legacy of Greece
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Archimedes had propounded the theory of the lever, and the principles of hydrostatics.
Fragments of science, V. 1-2
John Tyndall
The principle of hydrostatics suggest the most common forms.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 5
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See also on Boyle, as the founder of hydrostatics, Thomson's Hist.
History of Civilization in England, Vol. 1 of 3
Henry Thomas Buckle
Perhaps you are not familiar with the science of hydrostatics?
Trafalgar
Benito Prez Galds

British Dictionary definitions for hydrostatics

hydrostatics

noun

(functioning as singular) the branch of science concerned with the mechanical properties and behaviour of fluids that are not in motionSee also hydrodynamics

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Science definitions for hydrostatics

hydrostatics

[hī′drə-stăt′ĭks]

The scientific study of fluids, especially noncompressible liquids, in equilibrium with their surroundings and hence at rest. Hydrostatics has many applications in biology and engineering, as in the design of dams. Compare hydrodynamics.