\Ster`hy*drau"lic\, a. [Stereo- + hydraulic.]
Pertaining to, or designating, a kind of hydraulic press;
resembling such a press in action or principle.
{Sterhydraulic press}, an hydraulic press producing pressure
   or motion by the introduction of a solid substance (as a
   long rod, or a cord wound on a roller) into a cylinder
   previously filled with a liquid.