hydraulics

hy·drau·lics  (h-drôlks)

n. (used with a sing. verb)

The physical science and technology of the static and dynamic behavior of fluids.

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hydraulics

Noun

the study of the mechanical properties of fluids as they apply to practical engineering

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hydraulics  (h-drôlks)

1. The scientific study of water and other liquids, in particular their behavior under the influence of mechanical forces and their related uses in engineering.

2. A mechanical device or system using hydraulic components.

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hydraulics

1. the science concerned with the laws governing water and other liquids in motion and their engineering applications.
2. applied or practical hydrodynamics.

See also: Physics

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

hydraulics - study of the mechanics of fluids fluid mechanics mechanics - the branch of physics concerned with the motion of bodies in a frame of reference hydrostatics - study of the mechanical properties of fluids that are not in motion hydrodynamics, hydrokinetics - study of fluids in motion

Translations

hydraulics [haɪˈdrɔːlɪks] n → hidráulica

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hydraulics [haɪˈdrɔːlɪks] n → hydraulique f

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hydraulics [haɪˈdrɔːlɪks] n → Hydraulik f

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hydraulics [haɪˈdrɔlɪks] n → idraulica