HYDRAULUS

Meaning of HYDRAULUS in English

/huy draw"leuhs/ , n. , pl. hydrauli /-luy/ , hydrauluses .

a pipe organ of ancient Greece and Rome using water pressure to maintain the air supply.

[ 1870-75; hýdraulos water organ, equiv. to hydr- HYDR- 1 + aulós pipe ]

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WATER ORGAN — noun : hydraulus
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HYDRAULIC ORGAN — noun Etymology: translation of Greek hydraulikon organon, from hydraulikon (neuter of hydraulikos being a hydraulic organ) + organon organ — …
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HYDRAULICON — hīˈdrȯlə̇ˌkän noun ( -s ) Etymology: Greek hydraulikon organon : hydraulus
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HYDRAULI — plural of hydraulus
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