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hydraulic.

Pertaining to water.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/haɪˈdɹɒlɪk/UK/haɪˈdɹɔːlɪk/US
  1. Pertaining to water.

    not-comparable
  2. Related to, or operated by, hydraulics.

    not-comparable
    A hydraulic press is operated by the differential pressure of water on pistons of different dimensions.
  3. Able to set underwater.

    not-comparable
    hydraulic gypsum; hydraulic cements
Where this word comes from

From French hydraulique, from Latin hydraulicus, from Ancient Greek ὑδραυλικός (hudraulikós, “of a water organ”), from ὕδραυλις (húdraulis, “water organ”), from ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”) + αὐλός (aulós, “pipe”).

verb/haɪˈdɹɒlɪk/UK/haɪˈdɹɔːlɪk/US
  1. To mine using the technique of hydraulic mining.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From French hydraulique, from Latin hydraulicus, from Ancient Greek ὑδραυλικός (hudraulikós, “of a water organ”), from ὕδραυλις (húdraulis, “water organ”), from ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”) + αὐλός (aulós, “pipe”).

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