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hydraulus

[ hahy-draw-luhs ]

noun

, plural hy·drau·li [hahy-, draw, -lahy], hy·drau·lus·es.
  1. a pipe organ of ancient Greece and Rome using water pressure to maintain the air supply.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of hydraulus1

1870–75; < Latin < Greek hýdraulos water organ, equivalent to hydr- hydr- 1 + aulós pipe

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Example Sentences

(mosaics), where the buccinator is accompanied on the hydraulus.

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