Hydraulic Meaning
/haɪˈdɹɒlɪk/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjPertaining to water.
adjRelated to, or operated by, hydraulics.
Sentence Examples
Hydraulic fracturing makes use of high-pressure water to create cracks in hydrocarbon-bearing shale.
The hydraulic cylinder was the main problem and was changed to a new one.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ lift uses pressurized oil to raise heavy loads in the garage.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The large truck uses a ____ system to lift and dump the heavy load of gravel.
Word Origin & History
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”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Tho' there are but seventeen feet water^([sic]) in the channel, I have seen vessels of five hundred ton enter into it. I know not why this entrance is left so neglected, as we are not in want of able engineers in France, in the hydraulic branch, a part of the mathematics to which I have most applyed^([sic]) myself."
— 1757, Antoine-Simon Le Page du Pratz, History of Louisiana, page 47:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ lift uses pressurized oil to raise heavy loads in the garage.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The large truck uses a ____ system to lift and dump the heavy load of gravel.