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hydraulics
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hy·drau·lics

hydraulics

 
pronunciation:
haI draw lihks
features:
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part of speech: noun
definition: (used with a sing. verb) the science or technology concerned with the mechanical uses of fluids, esp. water, in motion.
Word Combinations  About this feature
adjective + (n.)hydraulics complex, electric, electrical, inc, ltd, maximum, nuclear, roman, structural, thermal
verb + (n.)hydraulics allow, control, develop, fight, lift, operate, power, replace, ride
noun + (n.)hydraulics Help access, apartment, button, cable, car, computer, cone, design, diesel, electronics, engine, engineer, equipment, field, flow, gas, gear, hatch, hiss, landing, material, mechanic, module, motor, oil, plant, pneumatics, power, pump, radio, reactor, river, rock, safety, series, simulator, ski, squeal, steering, system, tool, tractor, truck, understanding, utility, valve, vehicle, water [See all][See only the most frequent]
Word Parts  About this feature
The word hydraulics contains the following parts:
-ics Greek noun-forming suffix that means science, study, or practice of; properties of; practices pertaining to
synonyms:
-logy, -ology