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hydrostatics
[ hahy-druh-stat-iks ]
noun
- the branch of hydrodynamics that deals with the statics of fluids, usually confined to the equilibrium and pressure of liquids.
hydrostatics
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noun
- functioning as singular the branch of science concerned with the mechanical properties and behaviour of fluids that are not in motion See also hydrodynamics
hydrostatics
/ ³óī′d°ùÉ™-²õ³Ùă³Ù′İì²õ /
- The scientific study of fluids, especially noncompressible liquids, in equilibrium with their surroundings and hence at rest. Hydrostatics has many applications in biology and engineering, as in the design of dams.
- Compare hydrodynamics
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of hydrostatics1
Example Sentences
But does not hydrostatics dictate that the pressure of the water in this zone depends only on its depth?
This led to his discovery of the law of hydrostatics, stating that a body immersed in fluid loses weight equal to the amount of fluid it displaces.
One of the earliest known physicists, the Greek mathematician and physicist laid down the foundations of hydrostatics.
He must have spoken to them on botany, optics, mechanics, astronomy, hydrostatics, anatomy, perspective, proportion, and other matters.
We find a little discussion of mechanics, hydrostatics and pneumatics, a little heat, and a very little optics.
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