English Online Dictionary. What means hydraulic? What does hydraulic mean?
English
Alternative forms
- hydraulick (obsolete)
Etymology
From French hydraulique, from Latin hydraulicus, from Ancient Greek ὑδραυλικός (hudraulikós, “of a water organ”), from ὕδραυλις (húdraulis, “water organ”), from ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”) + αὐλός (aulós, “pipe”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /haɪˈdɹɒlɪk/
- (US) IPA(key): /haɪˈdɹɔːlɪk/
Adjective
hydraulic (not comparable)
- Pertaining to water. [from early 17th c.]
- Related to, or operated by, hydraulics.
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Verb
hydraulic (third-person singular simple present hydraulics, present participle hydraulicking, simple past and past participle hydraulicked)
- (transitive) To mine using the technique of hydraulic mining.