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hy·drau·lic 
[hahy-draw-lik, -drol-ik] Pronunciation Key
[hahy-draw-lik, -drol-ik] Pronunciation Key –adjective
| 1. | operated by, moved by, or employing water or other liquids in motion. |
| 2. | operated by the pressure created by forcing water, oil, or another liquid through a comparatively narrow pipe or orifice. |
| 3. | of or pertaining to water or other liquids in motion. |
| 4. | of or pertaining to hydraulics. |
| 5. | hardening under water, as a cement. |
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| hy·drau·lic
(hī-drô'lĭk) Pronunciation Key
adj.
[Latin hydraulicus, from Greek hudraulikos, from hudraulis, water organ : hudro-, hudr-, hydro- + aulos, pipe, flute.] hy·drau'li·cal·ly adv. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
hydraulic
hydraulic
1606, from Gk. hydraulikos organon "water organ," from hydr-, stem of hydor "water" (see water (n.1)) + aulos "musical instrument, hollow tube." Extended in L. authors to other kinds of water engines.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| hydraulic | |
adjective | |
| 1. | moved or operated or effected by liquid (water or oil); "hydraulic erosion"; "hydraulic brakes" |
| 2. | of or relating to the study of hydraulics; "hydraulic engineer" |
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The American Heritage Science Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
hydraulic
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American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
hydraulic
hydraulic
A descriptive term for a system operated or moved by a fluid. The hydraulic jack, in which force is transmitted from a handle by means of a heavy oil, is probably the most familiar hydraulic device.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Hydraulic
Hy*drau"lic\, a. [F. hydraulique, L. hydraulicus, fr. Gr. ?, ?, a water organ; "y`dwr water + ? flute, pipe. See Hydra.] Of or pertaining to hydraulics, or to fluids in motion; conveying, or acting by, water; as, an hydraulic clock, crane, or dock. Hydraulic accumulator, an accumulator for hydraulic machinery of any kind. See Accumulator, 2. Hydraulic brake, a cataract. See Cataract, 3. Hydraulic cement, a cement or mortar made of hydraulic lime, which will harden under water. Hydraulic elevator, a lift operated by the weight or pressure of water. Hydraulic jack. See under Jack. Hydraulic lime, quicklime obtained from hydraulic limestone, and used for cementing under water, etc. Hydraulic limestone, a limestone which contains some clay, and which yields a quicklime that will set, or form a firm, strong mass, under water. Hydraulic main (Gas Works), a horizontal pipe containing water at the bottom into which the ends of the pipes from the retorts dip, for passing the gas through water in order to remove ammonia. Hydraulic mining, a system of mining in which the force of a jet of water is used to wash down a bank of gold-bearing gravel or earth. [Pacific Coast] Hydraulic press, a hydrostatic press. See under Hydrostatic. Hydraulic propeller, a device for propelling ships by means of a stream of water ejected under water rearward from the ship. Hydraulic ram, a machine for raising water by means of the energy of the moving water of which a portion is to be raised. When the rush of water through the main pipe d shuts the valve at a, the momentum of the current thus suddenly checked forces part of it into the air chamber b, and up the pipe c, its return being prevented by a valve at the entrance to the air chamber, while the dropping of the valve a by its own weight allows another rush through the main pipe, and so on alternately. Hydraulic valve. (Mach.) (a) A valve for regulating the distribution of water in the cylinders of hydraulic elevators, cranes, etc. (b) (Gas Works) An inverted cup with a partition dipping into water, for opening or closing communication between two gas mains, the open ends of which protrude about the water.
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