hydrostatic
adj/ˌhaɪdɹəʊˈstætɪk/
Etymology From hydro- + static.
1
Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics Of or relating to hydrostatics.
2
Of or relating to fluids, especially to the pressure that they exert or transmit.
- [...] the electric fan drive and Drayton regulator temperature control employed on the prototypes have been superseded on the production version by Serck-Behr hydrostatic drive from an engine-driven pump with thermostatically controlled fan speed regulation.1960 June, “The N.B. Loco. Co. diesel-hydraulic Type "2" locomotive”, in Trains Illustrated, page 345:
- Derived terms
- hydrolock, hydrostatical, hydrostatically, hydrostatic arch, hydrostatic balance, hydrostatic bed, hydrostatic bellows, hydrostatic equilibrium, hydrostatic fluid, hydrostatic head, hydrostatician, hydrostaticity, hydrostatic lock, hydrostatic loop, hydrostatic paradox, hydrostatic press, hydrostatic pressure, hydrostatics, hydrostatic shock, hydrostatic skeleton, magnetohydrostatic, nonhydrostatic, quasihydrostatic
- Related terms
- static, hydrodynamic