HYDROSTAT Definition & Meaning

hydrostat

[ hahy-druh-stat ]

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noun

an electrical device for detecting the presence of water, as from overflow or leakage.
any of various devices for preventing injury to a steam boiler when its water sinks below a certain level.

hydrostat

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noun

a device that detects the presence of water as a prevention against drying out, overflow, etc, esp one used as a warning in a steam boiler

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Origin of hydrostat¹

First recorded in 1855–60; hydro- ¹ + -stat

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The human tongue is a muscular hydrostat, which, like a water balloon, must maintain the same overall volume when its shape changes.

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An elephant’s proboscis, like a human tongue, is a type of muscular hydrostat: it has no bones, so it can move in myriad ways.

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Rather, they intertwine to create a flexible matrix, forming what is called a muscular hydrostat; this structure is similar to an octopus’s tentacles or an elephant’s trunk.

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The researchers will also include in the study another invertebrate, whose body is a muscular hydrostat–the famous C. elegans roundworm.

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