HYDROSTATIC


Meaning of HYDROSTATIC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌhī-drə-ˈsta-tik ]

adjective

Etymology: probably from New Latin hydrostaticus, from hydr- + staticus static

Date: 1666

: of or relating to fluids at rest or to the pressures they exert or transmit — compare hydrokinetic

• hy·dro·stat·i·cal·ly -ti-k(ə-)lē adverb

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