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hydraulic

/haɪˈdɹɔːlɪk/

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What does hydraulic mean?

adjective

  1. Pertaining to water.
  2. Related to, or operated by, hydraulics.
  3. Able to set underwater.
More meanings (1)

verb

  1. To mine using the technique of hydraulic mining.

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IPA pronunciation

/haɪˈdɹɔːlɪk/

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The tar is mostly taken out at the hydraulic main, which also withdraws some H2O with other impurities in solution.
Rufus P. (Rufus Phillips) WilliamsAn Introduction to Chemical ScienceProject Gutenberg ebook #3708
Above the breach is an air recuperator and a piston, while there is no hydraulic brake such as is generally used.
Frederick Arthur Ambrose TalbotAeroplanes and Dirigibles of WarProject Gutenberg ebook #793
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Upon this wheel rested the first layers of the masonry, the stones of which were bound together by hydraulic cement, with irresistible tenacity.
Jules VerneFrom the Earth to the moon; and, round the moonProject Gutenberg ebook #83
Meanwhile, pumps worked by mules, and other hydraulic but imperfect machines, have been erected, to serve till this project is carried into execution.
Alexander von Humboldt; Aimé BonplandPersonal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1Translated by Thomasina RossProject Gutenberg ebook #6322
Such a demonstration of tranquil but almost resistless power of a hydraulic press had never, so far as we were aware, been seen before.
James NasmythJames Nasmyth, Engineer: An AutobiographyProject Gutenberg ebook #476