hydraulic
adjective/haɪˈdrɒlɪk/
/haɪˈdrɔːlɪk/
[usually before noun]- (of water, oil, etc.) moved through pipes, etc. under pressure
- hydraulic fluid
- (of a piece of machinery) operated by liquid moving under pressure
- hydraulic brakes
- connected with hydraulic systems
- hydraulic engineering
Word Originearly 17th cent.: via Latin from Greek hudraulikos, from hudro- ‘water’ + aulos ‘pipe’.
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