Hydrostatic

//ˌhaɪdɹəʊˈstætɪk// adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to hydrostatics. not-comparable
  2. 2
    Of or relating to fluids, especially to the pressure that they exert or transmit. not-comparable

    "[...] the electric fan drive and Drayton regulator temperature control employed on the prototypes have been superseded on the production version by Serck-Behr hydrostatic drive from an engine-driven pump with thermostatically controlled fan speed regulation."

Adjective
  1. 1
    relating to fluids at rest or to the pressures they exert or transmit wordnet

Synonyms

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aquastatic

Example

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"According to the IAU, a "dwarf planet" is a celestial body that (a) is in orbit around the Sun, (b) has sufficient mass for its self-gravity to overcome rigid body forces so that it assumes a hydrostatic equilibrium (nearly round) shape, (c) has not cleared the neighbourhood around its orbit, and (d) is not a satellite."

Etymology

From hydro- + static.

Related phrases

hydrostatic archhydrostatic balancehydrostatic bedhydrostatic bellowshydrostatic equilibriumhydrostatic fluidhydrostatic headhydrostatic lockhydrostatic loophydrostatic paradoxhydrostatic presshydrostatic pressure

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