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hydraulic

hy·drau·lic

hydraulic

 
 
pronunciation:
haI draw lihk
features:
Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
part of speech: adjective
definition 1: of, concerning, operated by, or moved by water or another liquid under pressure.
The cars are raised on hydraulic lifts in the repair shop.Hydraulic brakes give a car good stopping power.
definition 2: of, concerning, operated by, or moved by moving water or other fluid.
Damming of the river allowed for hydraulic generation of electricity.
definition 3: of or concerning hydraulics.
Word Combinations  About this feature
adverb + (adj.)hydraulic electrically
(adj.)hydraulic + noun absorber, actuator, application, attachment, binder, brake, bucket, capacity, characteristic, circuit, clamp, component, conductivity, connection, consideration, control, coupling, crane, cylinder, damper, design, device, disc, dredge, drill, drive, dump, efficiency, elevator, emergency, engineer, engineering, equipment, excavator, failure, flow, fluid, flushing, fusion, gallon, gate, gear, generator, geometry, gradient, hammer, hoist, hose, hybrid, installation, intensifier, lever, lift, line, load, loading, log, machine, machinery, manufacturer, mechanism, mining, modeling, motion, motor, oil, organ, piston, pit, platform, power, press, pressure, prop, property, pulse, pump, ram, ramp, rate, resistance, retention, rim, robot, rod, sensor, servo, shaft, shock, shovel, steering, structure, strut, surge, suspension, system, tab, tool, truck, tube, tubing, turbine, unit, valve, variable, vibration, wheeze, winch, winches  [See all][See only the most frequent]
derivation: hydraulically (adv.)