HYDROSTATICS


Meaning of HYDROSTATICS in English

| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ at hydro- +ˈstad.iks noun plural but usually singular in construction

Etymology: probably from New Latin hydrostatica, from neuter plural of hydrostaticus hydrostatic

: a branch of physics that deals with the characteristics of liquids at rest and especially with the pressure in a liquid or exerted by a liquid on an immersed body — compare hydrodynamics

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