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hydrostatic
hy·dro·stat·ic
[
hdrə státtik
]
or
hy·dro·stat·i·cal
[
hdrə státtik'l
]
adjective
Definition:
1.
of fluids at rest:
relating to, involving, or typical of fluids that are at rest and the forces and pressures they exert
2.
of hydrostatics:
relating to, involving, or typical of hydrostatics
[
Mid-17th century. Probably < modern Latin
hydrostaticus
or < its source Greek
hudrostatēs
"hydrostatic balance" <
statikos
"causing to stand"
]
hy·dro·stat·i·cal·ly
adverb
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