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Hydraulics

Hydraulics Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Hydraulics? [n] study of the mechanics of fluids Synonyms \| Synonyms for Hydraulics: fluid mechanics Related Terms \| Find terms related to Hydraulics: beverage \| blood \| drink \| fluid \| fluid extract \| fluid mechanics \| fluidics \| hydrodynamics \| hydrogeology \| hydrography \| hydrology \| hydromechanics \| hydrometry \| hydrostatics \| juice \| latex \| liquid \| liquid extract \| liquor \| milk \| sap \| semiliquid \| water \| whey See Also \| hydrodynamics \| hydrokinetics \| hydrostatics \| mechanics Hydraulics In Webster's Dictionary \Hy*drau"lics\, n. [Cf. F. hydraulique.] That branch of science, or of engineering, which treats of fluids in motion, especially of water, its action in rivers and canals, the works and machinery for conducting or raising it, its use as a prime mover, and the like. Note: As a science, hydraulics includes hydrodynamics, or the principles of mechanics applicable to the motion of water; as a branch of engineering, it consists in the practical application of the mechanics of fluids to the control and management of water with reference to the wants of man, including canals, waterworks, hydraulic machines, pumps, water wheels, etc. Some writers treat hydraulics and hydrostatics as subdivisions of hydrodynamics.

Hydraulics Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Hydraulics?

[n] study of the mechanics of fluids

Synonyms | Synonyms for Hydraulics: fluid mechanics

See Also | hydrodynamics | hydrokinetics | hydrostatics | mechanics

Hydraulics In Webster's Dictionary

\Hy*drau"lics\, n. [Cf. F. hydraulique.]
That branch of science, or of engineering, which treats of
fluids in motion, especially of water, its action in rivers
and canals, the works and machinery for conducting or raising
it, its use as a prime mover, and the like.

Note: As a science, hydraulics includes hydrodynamics, or the
      principles of mechanics applicable to the motion of
      water; as a branch of engineering, it consists in the
      practical application of the mechanics of fluids to the
      control and management of water with reference to the
      wants of man, including canals, waterworks, hydraulic
      machines, pumps, water wheels, etc. Some writers treat
      hydraulics and hydrostatics as subdivisions of
      hydrodynamics.

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