hydrostatic
a . 静水学的
静水学的
hydrostatic adj 1 :
relating to fluids at rest or to the pressures they exert or transmit ; "
hydrostatic pressure " [
ant : {
hydrokinetic }]
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Hydrostatical \
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a . [
Hydro -,
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causing to stand :
cf .
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hydrostatique .
See {
Static }.]
Of or relating to hydrostatics ;
pertaining to ,
or in accordance with ,
the principles of the equilibrium of fluids .
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The first discovery made in hydrostatics since the time of Archimedes is due to Stevinus . --
Hallam .
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{
Hydrostatic balance },
a balance for weighing substances in water ,
for the purpose of ascertaining their specific gravities .
{
Hydrostatic bed },
a water bed .
{
Hydrostatic bellows },
an apparatus consisting of a water -
tight bellowslike case with a long ,
upright tube ,
into which water may be poured to illustrate the hydrostatic paradox .
{
Hydrostatic paradox },
the proposition in hydrostatics that any quantity of water ,
however small ,
may be made to counterbalance any weight ,
however great ;
or the law of the equality of pressure of fluids in all directions .
{
Hydrostatic press },
a machine in which great force ,
with slow motion ,
is communicated to a large plunger by means of water forced into the cylinder in which it moves ,
by a forcing pump of small diameter ,
to which the power is applied ,
the principle involved being the same as in the hydrostatic bellows .
Also called {
hydraulic press },
and {
Bramah press }.
In the illustration ,
a is a pump with a small plunger b ,
which forces the water into the cylinder c ,
thus driving upward the large plunder d ,
which performs the reduced work ,
such as compressing cotton bales ,
etc .
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