English Explanatory Dictionary

hydraulic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Pertaining to water.
  2. Related to, or operated by, hydraulics.
verb
  1. To mine using the technique of hydraulic mining.

Pronunciation

/haɪˈdɹɒlɪk/ /haɪˈdɹɔːlɪk/ en-us-hydraulic.ogg

Word forms

hydraulic hydraulick hydraulics hydraulicking hydraulicked

Etymology

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”).

Derived words

aeraulic airdraulic diesel-hydraulic electrohydraulic fueldraulic glaciohydraulic handraulic hydraucone hydrauger hydraulically hydraulic belt hydraulic cement hydraulic conductivity hydraulic engineering hydraulic fluid hydraulic fracturing hydraulic horsepower hydraulician hydraulicity hydraulic jump hydraulic Keynesianism hydraulic lime hydraulic limestone hydraulic oil hydraulic organ hydraulic press hydraulic radius hydraulic ram hydraulic retention time hygraulic mandraulic microhydraulic nonhydraulic pneudraulic psychohydraulic sterhydraulic thermohydraulic
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