hydraulic

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Etymology

From French hydraulique, from Latin hydraulicus, from Ancient Greek ὑδραυλικός, from ὕδραυλις ("water organ"), from ὕδωρ + αὐλός.

Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /haɪˈdɹɒlɪk/
• (America) IPA: /haɪˈdɹɔːlɪk/

Adjective

hydraulic (not comparable)

1. Pertaining to water. [from early 17th c.]
2. Related to, or operated by, hydraulics.

   A hydraulic press is operated by the differential pressure of water on pistons of different dimensions.

Translations

• French: hydraulique
• German: Wasser-, wasserkundlich
• Italian: idraulico
• Spanish: hidráulico

Translations

• French: hydraulique
• German: hydraulisch
• Italian: idraulico
• Portuguese: hidráulico
• Russian: гидравли́ческий
• Spanish: hidráulico

Verb

hydraulic (hydraulics, present participle hydraulicking; simple past and past participle hydraulicked)

1. (transitive) To mine using the technique of hydraulic mining.

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