Meaning of HYDROSTATICS
| Pronunciation: | | `hIdru'statiks
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| | Definition: | | [n] study of the mechanical properties of fluids that are not in motion |
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| | See Also: | | fluid mechanics, hydraulics | |
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| | Definition: | | \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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