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Definition of Hydraulic

1. Adjective. Moved or operated or effected by liquid (water or oil). "Hydraulic brakes"

2. Adjective. Of or relating to the study of hydraulics. "Hydraulic engineer"

Definition of Hydraulic

1. a. Of or pertaining to hydraulics, or to fluids in motion; conveying, or acting by, water; as, an hydraulic clock, crane, or dock.

Definition of Hydraulic

1. Adjective. Pertaining to water ¹

2. Adjective. Related to hydraulics ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Hydraulic

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Hydraulic

1. 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. Hydraulic brake, a cataract. See Cataract. 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 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 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. Origin: F. Hydraulique, L. Hydraulicus, fr. Gr, a water organ; "ydwr water + flute, pipe. See Hydra. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hydraulic

hydrate microcrystal theory of anaesthesia hydrated hydrated alumina hydrated aluminium oxide hydrated aluminum oxide hydrated lime hydrated oxide hydrates hydrating hydration

hydrational hydrations hydrator hydrators hydrauger hydraulic (current term) hydraulic brake hydraulic brake cylinder hydraulic brakes hydraulic cement

hydraulic conductivity hydraulic engineering hydraulic fracturing hydraulic load hydraulic motor hydraulic press hydraulic pump hydraulic radius hydraulic ram hydraulic retention time

Literary usage of Hydraulic

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1913)
"hydraulic machinery. hydraulic flanging press and boiler construction equipment, ... Ясс altn hydraulic rams; hydraulic shears; Pumps and pumping machinery; ..."

2. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1920)
"The great efficiency of hydraulic turbines as compared with other prime movers is strikingly illustrated by the fact that if it were possible to replace all ..."

3. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1910)
"The hydraulic elevator is the simplest in construction of elevators proper ... I.—The Plunger, or Direct Lift hydraulic Engine. chamber has a length ..."

4. The Encyclopædia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"The hydraulic elevator is the simplest In construction of elevators proper, sometimes consisting merely of a long pipe set deeply in the ground under the ..."

5. Biennial report by North Dakota Geological Survey (1908)
"THE MANUFACTURE OF NATURAL hydraulic CEMENT. rY VJ MELSTED. Inasmuch as the manufacture of hydraulic cement may be an important industry in North Dakota, ..."

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