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—hydrostatically, adv./huy'dreuh stat"ik/, adj.of or pertaining to hydrostatics.Also, hydrostatical.[1665-75; HYDRO-1 + STATIC]
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Hydrostatic — Hy dro*stat ic, Hydrostatical Hy dro*stat ic*al, a. [Hydro , 1 + Gr. ? causing to stand: cf. F. hydrostatique. See {Static}.] Of or relating to hydrostatics; pertaining to, or in accordance with, the principles of the equilibrium of fluids. [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hydrostatic — 1670s, from Gk. hydro “water” (see WATER (Cf. water) (n.1)) + statikos “making to stand” (see STATIC (Cf. static)) … Etymology dictionary
hydrostatic — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to the equilibrium of liquids and the pressure exerted by liquid at rest. DERIVATIVES hydrostatics plural noun … English terms dictionary
hydrostatic — adj. of the equilibrium of liquids and the pressure exerted by liquid at rest. Phrases and idioms: hydrostatic press = hydraulic press. Derivatives: hydrostatical adj. hydrostatically adv. Etymology: prob. f. Gk hudrostates hydrostatic balance… … Useful english dictionary
hydrostatic — adjective relating to or denoting the equilibrium of liquids and the pressure exerted by liquid at rest. Derivatives hydrostatical adjective hydrostatically adverb hydrostatics plural noun Origin C17: prob. from Gk hudrostatēs hydrostatic balance … English new terms dictionary
hydrostatic — 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 • hydrostatically adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
hydrostatic — adj. [Gr. hydor, water; statikos, cause to stand] 1. Of or pertaining to the pressure of water. 2. (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) Pertains to floats, as air sacs in larval aquatic insects … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
hydrostatic — adjective a) of, or related to hydrostatics b) of, or relating to fluids, especially to the pressure that they exert or transmit See Also: static … Wiktionary
hydrostatic — Relating to the pressure of fluids or to their properties when in equilibrium. * * * hy·dro·stat·ic stat ik adj of or relating to fluids at rest or to the pressures they exert or transmit compare HYDROKINETIC hy·dro·stat·i·cal·ly i k(ə )lē adv *… … Medical dictionary
hydrostatic — hy·dro stat·ic || ‚haɪdrəʊ stætɪk adj. of or pertaining to hydrostatics, of the study of liquids at rest (Physics) … English contemporary dictionary
