hydrostatic
adjective
hy·dro·stat·ic
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Definition of hydrostatic
: of or relating to fluids at rest or to the pressures they exert or transmit — compare hydrokinetic
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Other Words from hydrostatic
hydrostatically
\ ˌhī-drə-ˈsta-ti-k(ə-)lē
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adverb
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adverb
Examples of hydrostatic in a Sentence
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The swollen Mississippi has not only overwhelmed the town's front-line protection system but is now seeping underneath the town as the weight of the 1.5 million cubic feet of water places immense hydrostatic pressure on surrounding land. — Daniel Cusick, Scientific American, "No End in Sight for Record Midwest Flood Crisis," 26 June 2019 Its transmission is hydrostatic, meaning that fluid pressure makes the tractor go forward or backward. — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, "The Year of the Tractor," 7 May 2016 Newer models use hydrostatic steering, in which each side's track runs independently. — Matthew Jancer, Popular Mechanics, "The Ice-Kicking Glory of the Snowcat," 5 Mar. 2018 Trees gradually lost hydrostatic pressure during the drought, then didn’t have time to recover enough before this fire season. — Maureen Gilmer, idahostatesman, "Western wildfires: It’s all about the fuel | Idaho Statesman," 1 Nov. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'hydrostatic.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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hydrostatic
adjective
hy·dro·stat·ic
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Medical Definition of hydrostatic
: of or relating to fluids at rest or to the pressures they exert or transmit — compare hydrokinetic
Other Words from hydrostatic
hydrostatically
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adverb
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adverb