Hydraulic fracturing makes use of high-pressure water to create cracks in hydrocarbon-bearing shale.
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Hydraulic
/haɪˈdɹɔːlɪk/
Synonyms for "hydraulic" (17 found)
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Adjective(3 words)
dutch water designfluid poweredfluid pressure
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2 entriesengineering termtechnical term
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3 entrieshydraulic jackhydraulic presshydraulic turbine
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6 entrieshydraulic fluidhydraulic fracturinghydraulic jackhydraulic presshydraulic pressurehydraulic system
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2 entriesmore hydraulicmost hydraulic
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Because of hydraulic fracturing, used to extract natural gas, the earthquake risk for Oklahoma his risen exponentially and is now the same as for coastline from Alaska to California.
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The Jet d'Eau fountain's name literally means "water jet" and was originally built to control and release excess pressure from a nearby hydraulic plant.
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The hydraulic cylinder was the main problem and was changed to a new one.
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