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hydraulic

hy·drau·lic [ hī dráwlik ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
driven by fluid: relating to or operated by a device in which pressure applied to a piston is transmitted by a fluid to a larger piston, so as to give rise to a larger force

[Early 17th century. Via Latin< Greek hudraulikos< hudōr "water" + aulos "pipe"]

hy·drau·li·cal·ly adverb
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