hydrostatic
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- hydrostatick (obsolete)
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
hydrostatic (not comparable)
- (physics) Of or relating to hydrostatics.
- Of or relating to fluids, especially to the pressure that they exert or transmit.
- 1960 June, “The N.B. Loco. Co. diesel-hydraulic Type "2" locomotive”, in Trains Illustrated, page 345:
- [...] the electric fan drive and Drayton regulator temperature control employed on the prototypes have been superseded on the production version by Serck-Behr hydrostatic drive from an engine-driven pump with thermostatically controlled fan speed regulation.
Derived terms[edit]
- hydrostatical
- hydrostatically
- hydrostatic arch
- hydrostatic balance
- hydrostatic bed
- hydrostatic bellows
- hydrostatic equilibrium
- hydrostatic fluid
- hydrostatic head
- hydrostatician
- hydrostatic lock
- hydrostatic loop
- hydrostatic paradox
- hydrostatic press
- hydrostatic pressure
- hydrostatics
- hydrostatic shock
- hydrostatic skeleton
- magnetohydrostatic
- nonhydrostatic
- quasihydrostatic
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
of or relating to hydrostatics
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See also[edit]
References[edit]
- “hydrostatic”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.