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| accumulator |
an apparatus in a hydraulic or pneumatic system that stores and regulates the supply of fluid that provides pressure in the system. [1/3 definitions] |
| air chamber |
a compartment in which air is confined for a special use, as in a pump, a hydraulic fluid regulator, or a living organism. |
| fracking |
the injection into an oil or natural gas well of large amounts of pressurized water containing sand and chemicals, which fractures the surrounding rock, creating fissures through which oil or gas flows into the well, thus increasing its output; hydraulic fracturing. |
| jack |
any of a number of devices used to lift all or a part of a heavy object a short distance, as by leverage or hydraulic pressure. [1/7 definitions] |
| placer mining |
the mining of placer deposits by washing, dredging, or some other hydraulic method. |
| ram |
a device using the energy generated by falling water to carry some of the water to a higher point; hydraulic ram. [1/9 definitions] |
| shock absorber |
any of several devices that absorb the force of impacts, esp. a hydraulic or pneumatic tube in the suspension system of an automobile. |
| torque converter |
a hydraulic device that transfers or increases torque, as in the automatic transmission of an automobile. |
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