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lɪk, -ˈdrɒl 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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World English Dictionary
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| —adj | |
| 1. | operated by pressure transmitted through a pipe by a liquid, such as water or oil |
| 2. | of, concerned with, or employing liquids in motion |
| 3. | of or concerned with hydraulics |
| 4. | hardening under water: hydraulic cement |
| [C17: from Latin hydraulicus of a water organ, from Greek hudraulikos, from hudraulos water organ, from | |
| hy'draulically | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
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.
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American Heritage
Science Dictionary
hydraulic (hī-drô'lĭk) Pronunciation Key
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American Heritage
Cultural Dictionary
hydraulic definition
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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Example sentences
Ocean waves move the hydraulic fluid, which spins the generator.
Rumors that the company will be making a hydraulic kit to let the bike jump up and down are completely made up.
Whales, for example, have an internal hydraulic system adapted to their air-breathing ocean existence.
Segments of the wave energy converter are the size of railroad cars, undulating on the surface to move internal hydraulic rams.
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