hydrostatics

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The scientific study of fluids at rest, especially when under pressure.

Word forms

hydrostatics hydrostaticks

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)der. English hydro- English statics English hydrostatics From hydro- + statics.

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