hydrostatics

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌhaɪdrəʊˈstætɪks/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(hī′drə stat′iks)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
hy•dro•stat•ics  (hī′drə stat′iks),USA pronunciation n. (used with a sing. v.)
  1. Hydraulicsthe branch of hydrodynamics that deals with the statics of fluids, usually confined to the equilibrium and pressure of liquids.
  • see hydrostatic, -ics 1650–60

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
hydrostatics / ˌhaɪdrəʊˈstætɪks/
  1. (functioning as singular) the branch of science concerned with the mechanical properties and behaviour of fluids that are not in motion
    See also hydrodynamics
'hydrostatics' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Archimedes - fluid mechanics - hyd. - hydrodynamics - hydros. - hydrostatic

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