Found 2 items, similar to Hydrostatics.
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Definition: hydrostatics
hydrostatics
n : study of the mechanical properties of fluids that are not in
motion
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Hydrostatics
Hydrostatics
\Hy`dro*stat"ics\, n. [Cf. F. hydrostatique.]
(Physics)
The branch of science which relates to the pressure and
equilibrium of nonelastic fluids, as water, mercury, etc.;
the principles of statics applied to water and other liquids.
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