English Dictionary: hydraulic transmission | by the DICT Development Group |
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Ivy \I"vy\, n.; pl. {Ivies}. [AS. [c6]fig; akin to OHG. ebawi, ebah, G. epheu.] (Bot.) A plant of the genus {Hedera} ({H. helix}), common in Europe. Its leaves are evergreen, dark, smooth, shining, and mostly five-pointed; the flowers yellowish and small; the berries black or yellow. The stem clings to walls and trees by rootlike fibers. Direct The clasping ivy where to climb. --Milton. Ye myrtles brown, with ivy never sere. --Milton. {American ivy}. (Bot.) See {Virginia creeper}. {English ivy} (Bot.), a popular name in America for the ivy proper ({Hedera helix}). {German ivy} (Bot.), a creeping plant, with smooth, succulent stems, and fleshy, light-green leaves; a species of {Senecio} ({S. scandens}). {Ground ivy}. (Bot.) Gill ({Nepeta Glechoma}). {Ivy bush}. (Bot.) See {Mountain laurel}, under {Mountain}. {Ivy owl} (Zo[94]l.), the barn owl. {Ivy tod} (Bot.), the ivy plant. --Tennyson. {Japanese ivy} (Bot.), a climbing plant ({Ampelopsis tricuspidata}), closely related to the Virginia creeper. {Poison ivy} (Bot.), an American woody creeper ({Rhus Toxicodendron}), with trifoliate leaves, and greenish-white berries. It is exceedingly poisonous to the touch for most persons. {To pipe in an ivy leaf}, to console one's self as best one can. [Obs.] --Chaucer. {West Indian ivy}, a climbing plant of the genus {Marcgravia}. | |
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Hederal \Hed"er*al\, a. Of or pertaining to ivy. | |
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Huia bird \Hu"ia bird`\ [Native name; -- so called from its cry.] (Zo[94]l.) A New Zealand starling ({Heteralocha acutirostris}), remarkable for the great difference in the form and length of the bill in the two sexes, that of the male being sharp and straight, that of the female much longer and strongly curved. | |
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Heterologous \Het`er*ol"o*gous\, a. [Hetero- + Gr. [?] proportion.] Characterized by heterology; consisting of different elements, or of like elements in different proportions; different; -- opposed to homologous; as, heterologous organs. {Heterologous stimulus}. (Physiol.) See under {Stimulus}. {Heterologous tumor} (Med.), a tumor differing in structure from the normal tissues of the body. | |
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Stimulus \Stim"u*lus\, n.; pl. {Stimuli}. [L., for stigmulus, akin to L. instigare to stimulate. See {Instigare}, {Stick}, v. t.] 1. A goad; hence, something that rouses the mind or spirits; an incentive; as, the hope of gain is a powerful stimulus to labor and action. 2. That which excites or produces a temporary increase of vital action, either in the whole organism or in any of its parts; especially (Physiol.), any substance or agent capable of evoking the activity of a nerve or irritable muscle, or capable of producing an impression upon a sensory organ or more particularly upon its specific end organ. Note: Of the stimuli applied to the sensory apparatus, physiologists distinguish two kinds: (a) {Homologous stimuli}, which act only upon the end organ, and for whose action the sense organs are especially adapted, as the rods and cones of the retina for the vibrations of the either. (b) {Heterologous stimuli}, which are mechanical, chemical, electrical, etc., and act upon the nervous elements of the sensory apparatus along their entire course, producing, for example, the flash of light beheld when the eye is struck. --Landois & Stirling. | |
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Heterologous \Het`er*ol"o*gous\, a. [Hetero- + Gr. [?] proportion.] Characterized by heterology; consisting of different elements, or of like elements in different proportions; different; -- opposed to homologous; as, heterologous organs. {Heterologous stimulus}. (Physiol.) See under {Stimulus}. {Heterologous tumor} (Med.), a tumor differing in structure from the normal tissues of the body. | |
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Heterologous \Het`er*ol"o*gous\, a. [Hetero- + Gr. [?] proportion.] Characterized by heterology; consisting of different elements, or of like elements in different proportions; different; -- opposed to homologous; as, heterologous organs. {Heterologous stimulus}. (Physiol.) See under {Stimulus}. {Heterologous tumor} (Med.), a tumor differing in structure from the normal tissues of the body. | |
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Heterology \Het`er*ol"o*gy\, n. [Hetero- + -logy.] 1. (Biol.) The absence of correspondence, or relation, in type of structure; lack of analogy between parts, owing to their being composed of different elements, or of like elements in different proportions; variation in structure from the normal form; -- opposed to homology. 2. (Chem.) The connection or relation of bodies which have partial identity of composition, but different characteristics and properties; the relation existing between derivatives of the same substance, or of the analogous members of different series; as, ethane, ethyl alcohol, acetic aldehyde, and acetic acid are in heterology with each other, though each in at the same time a member of a distinct homologous series. Cf. {Homology}. | |
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Hydraulic \Hy*drau"lic\, a. [F. hydraulique, L. hydraulicus, fr. Gr. [?], [?], a water organ; "y`dwr water + [?] flute, pipe. See {Hydra}.] Of or pertaining to hydraulics, or to fluids in motion; conveying, or acting by, water; as, an hydraulic clock, crane, or dock. {Hydraulic accumulator}, an accumulator for hydraulic machinery of any kind. See {Accumulator}, 2. {Hydraulic brake}, a cataract. See {Cataract}, 3. {Hydraulic cement}, a cement or mortar made of hydraulic lime, which will harden under water. {Hydraulic elevator}, a lift operated by the weight or pressure of water. {Hydraulic jack}. See under {Jack}. {Hydraulic lime}, quicklime obtained from hydraulic limestone, and used for cementing under water, etc. {Hydraulic limestone}, a limestone which contains some clay, and which yields a quicklime that will set, or form a firm, strong mass, under water. {Hydraulic main} (Gas Works), a horizontal pipe containing water at the bottom into which the ends of the pipes from the retorts dip, for passing the gas through water in order to remove ammonia. {Hydraulic mining}, a system of mining in which the force of a jet of water is used to wash down a bank of gold-bearing gravel or earth. [Pacific Coast] {Hydraulic press}, a hydrostatic press. See under {Hydrostatic}. {Hydraulic propeller}, a device for propelling ships by means of a stream of water ejected under water rearward from the ship. {Hydraulic ram}, a machine for raising water by means of the energy of the moving water of which a portion is to be raised. When the rush of water through the main pipe d shuts the valve at a, the momentum of the current thus suddenly checked forces part of it into the air chamber b, and up the pipe c, its return being prevented by a valve at the entrance to the air chamber, while the dropping of the valve a by its own weight allows another rush through the main pipe, and so on alternately. {Hydraulic valve}. (Mach.) (a) A valve for regulating the distribution of water in the cylinders of hydraulic elevators, cranes, etc. (b) (Gas Works) An inverted cup with a partition dipping into water, for opening or closing communication between two gas mains, the open ends of which protrude about the water. | |
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Hydraulic \Hy*drau"lic\, a. [F. hydraulique, L. hydraulicus, fr. Gr. [?], [?], a water organ; "y`dwr water + [?] flute, pipe. See {Hydra}.] Of or pertaining to hydraulics, or to fluids in motion; conveying, or acting by, water; as, an hydraulic clock, crane, or dock. {Hydraulic accumulator}, an accumulator for hydraulic machinery of any kind. See {Accumulator}, 2. {Hydraulic brake}, a cataract. See {Cataract}, 3. {Hydraulic cement}, a cement or mortar made of hydraulic lime, which will harden under water. {Hydraulic elevator}, a lift operated by the weight or pressure of water. {Hydraulic jack}. See under {Jack}. {Hydraulic lime}, quicklime obtained from hydraulic limestone, and used for cementing under water, etc. {Hydraulic limestone}, a limestone which contains some clay, and which yields a quicklime that will set, or form a firm, strong mass, under water. {Hydraulic main} (Gas Works), a horizontal pipe containing water at the bottom into which the ends of the pipes from the retorts dip, for passing the gas through water in order to remove ammonia. {Hydraulic mining}, a system of mining in which the force of a jet of water is used to wash down a bank of gold-bearing gravel or earth. [Pacific Coast] {Hydraulic press}, a hydrostatic press. See under {Hydrostatic}. {Hydraulic propeller}, a device for propelling ships by means of a stream of water ejected under water rearward from the ship. {Hydraulic ram}, a machine for raising water by means of the energy of the moving water of which a portion is to be raised. When the rush of water through the main pipe d shuts the valve at a, the momentum of the current thus suddenly checked forces part of it into the air chamber b, and up the pipe c, its return being prevented by a valve at the entrance to the air chamber, while the dropping of the valve a by its own weight allows another rush through the main pipe, and so on alternately. {Hydraulic valve}. (Mach.) (a) A valve for regulating the distribution of water in the cylinders of hydraulic elevators, cranes, etc. (b) (Gas Works) An inverted cup with a partition dipping into water, for opening or closing communication between two gas mains, the open ends of which protrude about the water. | |
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Hydraulic \Hy*drau"lic\, a. [F. hydraulique, L. hydraulicus, fr. Gr. [?], [?], a water organ; "y`dwr water + [?] flute, pipe. See {Hydra}.] Of or pertaining to hydraulics, or to fluids in motion; conveying, or acting by, water; as, an hydraulic clock, crane, or dock. {Hydraulic accumulator}, an accumulator for hydraulic machinery of any kind. See {Accumulator}, 2. {Hydraulic brake}, a cataract. See {Cataract}, 3. {Hydraulic cement}, a cement or mortar made of hydraulic lime, which will harden under water. {Hydraulic elevator}, a lift operated by the weight or pressure of water. {Hydraulic jack}. See under {Jack}. {Hydraulic lime}, quicklime obtained from hydraulic limestone, and used for cementing under water, etc. {Hydraulic limestone}, a limestone which contains some clay, and which yields a quicklime that will set, or form a firm, strong mass, under water. {Hydraulic main} (Gas Works), a horizontal pipe containing water at the bottom into which the ends of the pipes from the retorts dip, for passing the gas through water in order to remove ammonia. {Hydraulic mining}, a system of mining in which the force of a jet of water is used to wash down a bank of gold-bearing gravel or earth. [Pacific Coast] {Hydraulic press}, a hydrostatic press. See under {Hydrostatic}. {Hydraulic propeller}, a device for propelling ships by means of a stream of water ejected under water rearward from the ship. {Hydraulic ram}, a machine for raising water by means of the energy of the moving water of which a portion is to be raised. When the rush of water through the main pipe d shuts the valve at a, the momentum of the current thus suddenly checked forces part of it into the air chamber b, and up the pipe c, its return being prevented by a valve at the entrance to the air chamber, while the dropping of the valve a by its own weight allows another rush through the main pipe, and so on alternately. {Hydraulic valve}. (Mach.) (a) A valve for regulating the distribution of water in the cylinders of hydraulic elevators, cranes, etc. (b) (Gas Works) An inverted cup with a partition dipping into water, for opening or closing communication between two gas mains, the open ends of which protrude about the water. | |
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Cement \Ce*ment"\ (s[ecr]*m[ecr]nt" or s[ecr]m"[ecr]nt), n. [OF. cement, ciment, F. ciment, fr. L. caementum a rough, unhewn stone, pieces or chips of marble, from which mortar was made, contr. fr. caedimentum, fr. caedere to cut, prob. akin to scindere to cleave, and to E. shed, v. t.] 1. Any substance used for making bodies adhere to each other, as mortar, glue, etc. 2. A kind of calcined limestone, or a calcined mixture of clay and lime, for making mortar which will harden under water. 3. The powder used in cementation. See {Cementation}, n., 2. 4. Bond of union; that which unites firmly, as persons in friendship, or men in society. [bd]The cement of our love.[b8] 5. (Anat.) The layer of bone investing the root and neck of a tooth; -- called also {cementum}. {Hydraulic cement}. See under {Hydraulic}. | |
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Hydraulic \Hy*drau"lic\, a. [F. hydraulique, L. hydraulicus, fr. Gr. [?], [?], a water organ; "y`dwr water + [?] flute, pipe. See {Hydra}.] Of or pertaining to hydraulics, or to fluids in motion; conveying, or acting by, water; as, an hydraulic clock, crane, or dock. {Hydraulic accumulator}, an accumulator for hydraulic machinery of any kind. See {Accumulator}, 2. {Hydraulic brake}, a cataract. See {Cataract}, 3. {Hydraulic cement}, a cement or mortar made of hydraulic lime, which will harden under water. {Hydraulic elevator}, a lift operated by the weight or pressure of water. {Hydraulic jack}. See under {Jack}. {Hydraulic lime}, quicklime obtained from hydraulic limestone, and used for cementing under water, etc. {Hydraulic limestone}, a limestone which contains some clay, and which yields a quicklime that will set, or form a firm, strong mass, under water. {Hydraulic main} (Gas Works), a horizontal pipe containing water at the bottom into which the ends of the pipes from the retorts dip, for passing the gas through water in order to remove ammonia. {Hydraulic mining}, a system of mining in which the force of a jet of water is used to wash down a bank of gold-bearing gravel or earth. [Pacific Coast] {Hydraulic press}, a hydrostatic press. See under {Hydrostatic}. {Hydraulic propeller}, a device for propelling ships by means of a stream of water ejected under water rearward from the ship. {Hydraulic ram}, a machine for raising water by means of the energy of the moving water of which a portion is to be raised. When the rush of water through the main pipe d shuts the valve at a, the momentum of the current thus suddenly checked forces part of it into the air chamber b, and up the pipe c, its return being prevented by a valve at the entrance to the air chamber, while the dropping of the valve a by its own weight allows another rush through the main pipe, and so on alternately. {Hydraulic valve}. (Mach.) (a) A valve for regulating the distribution of water in the cylinders of hydraulic elevators, cranes, etc. (b) (Gas Works) An inverted cup with a partition dipping into water, for opening or closing communication between two gas mains, the open ends of which protrude about the water. | |
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Dock \Dock\, n. [Akin to D. dok; of uncertain origin; cf. LL. doga ditch, L. doga ditch, L. doga sort of vessel, Gr. [?] receptacle, fr. [?] to receive.] 1. An artificial basin or an inclosure in connection with a harbor or river, -- used for the reception of vessels, and provided with gates for keeping in or shutting out the tide. 2. The slip or water way extending between two piers or projecting wharves, for the reception of ships; -- sometimes including the piers themselves; as, to be down on the dock. 3. The place in court where a criminal or accused person stands. {Balance dock}, a kind of {floating dock} which is kept level by pumping water out of, or letting it into, the compartments of side chambers. {Dry dock}, a dock from which the water may be shut or pumped out, especially, one in the form of a chamber having walls and floor, often of masonry and communicating with deep water, but having appliances for excluding it; -- used in constructing or repairing ships. The name includes structures used for the examination, repairing, or building of vessels, as graving docks, floating docks, hydraulic docks, etc. {Floating dock}, a dock which is made to become buoyant, and, by floating, to lift a vessel out of water. {Graving dock}, a dock for holding a ship for graving or cleaning the bottom, etc. {Hydraulic dock}, a dock in which a vessel is raised clear of the water by hydraulic presses. {Naval dock}, a dock connected with which are naval stores, materials, and all conveniences for the construction and repair of ships. {Sectional dock}, a form of {floating dock} made in separate sections or caissons. {Slip dock}, a dock having a sloping floor that extends from deep water to above high-water mark, and upon which is a railway on which runs a cradle carrying the ship. {Wet dock}, a dock where the water is shut in, and kept at a given level, to facilitate the loading and unloading of ships; -- also sometimes used as a place of safety; a basin. | |
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Hydraulic \Hy*drau"lic\, a. [F. hydraulique, L. hydraulicus, fr. Gr. [?], [?], a water organ; "y`dwr water + [?] flute, pipe. See {Hydra}.] Of or pertaining to hydraulics, or to fluids in motion; conveying, or acting by, water; as, an hydraulic clock, crane, or dock. {Hydraulic accumulator}, an accumulator for hydraulic machinery of any kind. See {Accumulator}, 2. {Hydraulic brake}, a cataract. See {Cataract}, 3. {Hydraulic cement}, a cement or mortar made of hydraulic lime, which will harden under water. {Hydraulic elevator}, a lift operated by the weight or pressure of water. {Hydraulic jack}. See under {Jack}. {Hydraulic lime}, quicklime obtained from hydraulic limestone, and used for cementing under water, etc. {Hydraulic limestone}, a limestone which contains some clay, and which yields a quicklime that will set, or form a firm, strong mass, under water. {Hydraulic main} (Gas Works), a horizontal pipe containing water at the bottom into which the ends of the pipes from the retorts dip, for passing the gas through water in order to remove ammonia. {Hydraulic mining}, a system of mining in which the force of a jet of water is used to wash down a bank of gold-bearing gravel or earth. [Pacific Coast] {Hydraulic press}, a hydrostatic press. See under {Hydrostatic}. {Hydraulic propeller}, a device for propelling ships by means of a stream of water ejected under water rearward from the ship. {Hydraulic ram}, a machine for raising water by means of the energy of the moving water of which a portion is to be raised. When the rush of water through the main pipe d shuts the valve at a, the momentum of the current thus suddenly checked forces part of it into the air chamber b, and up the pipe c, its return being prevented by a valve at the entrance to the air chamber, while the dropping of the valve a by its own weight allows another rush through the main pipe, and so on alternately. {Hydraulic valve}. (Mach.) (a) A valve for regulating the distribution of water in the cylinders of hydraulic elevators, cranes, etc. (b) (Gas Works) An inverted cup with a partition dipping into water, for opening or closing communication between two gas mains, the open ends of which protrude about the water. | |
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Governor \Gov"ern*or\, n. [OE. governor, governour, OF. governeor, F. gouverneur, fr. L. gubernator steersman, ruler, governor. See {Govern}.] 1. One who governs; especially, one who is invested with the supreme executive authority in a State; a chief ruler or magistrate; as, the governor of Pennsylvania. [bd]The governor of the town.[b8] --Shak. 2. One who has the care or guardianship of a young man; a tutor; a guardian. 3. (Naut.) A pilot; a steersman. [R.] 4. (Mach.) A contrivance applied to steam engines, water wheels, and other machinery, to maintain nearly uniform speed when the resistances and motive force are variable. Note: The illustration shows a form of governor commonly used for steam engines, in wich a heavy sleeve (a) sliding on a rapidly revolving spindle (b), driven by the engine, is raised or lowered, when the speed varies, by the changing centrifugal force of two balls (c c) to which it is connected by links (d d), the balls being attached to arms (e e) which are jointed to the top of the spindle. The sleeve is connected with the throttle valve or cut-off through a lever (f), and its motion produces a greater supply of steam when the engine runs too slowly and a less supply when too fast. {Governor cut-off} (Steam Engine), a variable cut-off gear in which the governor acts in such a way as to cause the steam to be cut off from entering the cylinder at points of the stroke dependent upon the engine's speed. {Hydraulic governor} (Mach.), a governor which is operated by the action of a liquid in flowing; a cataract. | |
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{Jack rabbit} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of large American hares, having very large ears and long legs. The California species ({Lepus Californicus}), and that of Texas and New Mexico ({L. callotis}), have the tail black above, and the ears black at the tip. They do not become white in winter. The more northern prairie hare ({L. campestris}) has the upper side of the tail white, and in winter its fur becomes nearly white. {Jack rafter} (Arch.), in England, one of the shorter rafters used in constructing a hip or valley roof; in the United States, any secondary roof timber, as the common rafters resting on purlins in a trussed roof; also, one of the pieces simulating extended rafters, used under the eaves in some styles of building. {Jack salmon} (Zo[94]l.), the wall-eyed pike, or glasseye. {Jack sauce}, an impudent fellow. [Colloq. & Obs.] {Jack shaft} (Mach.), the first intermediate shaft, in a factory or mill, which receives power, through belts or gearing, from a prime mover, and transmits it, by the same means, to other intermediate shafts or to a line shaft. {Jack sinker} (Knitting Mach.), a thin iron plate operated by the jack to depress the loop of thread between two needles. {Jack snipe}. (Zo[94]l.) See in the Vocabulary. {Jack staff} (Naut.), a staff fixed on the bowsprit cap, upon which the jack is hoisted. {Jack timber} (Arch.), any timber, as a rafter, rib, or studding, which, being intercepted, is shorter than the others. {Jack towel}, a towel hung on a roller for common use. {Jack truss} (Arch.), in a hip roof, a minor truss used where the roof has not its full section. {Jack tree}. (Bot.) See 1st {Jack}, n. {Jack yard} (Naut.), a short spar to extend a topsail beyond the gaff. {Blue jack}, blue vitriol; sulphate of copper. {Hydraulic jack}, a jack used for lifting, pulling, or forcing, consisting of a compact portable hydrostatic press, with its pump and a reservoir containing a supply of liquid, as oil. {Jack-at-a-pinch}. (a) One called upon to take the place of another in an emergency. (b) An itinerant parson who conducts an occasional service for a fee. {Jack-at-all-trades}, one who can turn his hand to any kind of work. {Jack-by-the-hedge} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Erysimum} ({E. alliaria}, or {Alliaria officinalis}), which grows under hedges. It bears a white flower and has a taste not unlike garlic. Called also, in England, {sauce-alone}. --Eng. Cyc. {Jack-in-a-box}. (a) (Bot.) A tropical tree ({Hernandia sonora}), which bears a drupe that rattles when dry in the inflated calyx. (b) A child's toy, consisting of a box, out of which, when the lid is raised, a figure springs. (c) (Mech.) An epicyclic train of bevel gears for transmitting rotary motion to two parts in such a manner that their relative rotation may be variable; applied to driving the wheels of tricycles, road locomotives, and to cotton machinery, etc.; an equation box; a jack frame; -- called also {compensating gearing}. (d) A large wooden screw turning in a nut attached to the crosspiece of a rude press. {Jack-in-office}, an insolent fellow in authority. --Wolcott. {Jack-in-the-bush} (Bot.), a tropical shrub with red fruit ({Cordia Cylindrostachya}). {Jack-in-the-green}, a chimney sweep inclosed in a framework of boughs, carried in Mayday processions. {Jack-in-the-pulpit} (Bot.), the American plant {Aris[91]ma triphyllum}, or Indian turnip, in which the upright spadix is inclosed. {Jack-of-the-buttery} (Bot.), the stonecrop ({Sedum acre}). {Jack-of-the-clock}, a figure, usually of a man, on old clocks, which struck the time on the bell. {Jack-on-both-sides}, one who is or tries to be neutral. {Jack-out-of-office}, one who has been in office and is turned out. --Shak. {Jack the Giant Killer}, the hero of a well-known nursery story. {Jack-with-a-lantern}, {Jack-o'-lantern}. (a) An ignis fatuus; a will-o'-the-wisp. [bd][Newspaper speculations] supplying so many more jack-o'-lanterns to the future historian.[b8] --Lowell. (b) A lantern made of a pumpkin so prepared as to show in illumination the features of a human face, etc. {Yellow Jack} (Naut.), the yellow fever; also, the quarantine flag. See {Yellow flag}, under {Flag}. | |
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Hydraulic \Hy*drau"lic\, a. [F. hydraulique, L. hydraulicus, fr. Gr. [?], [?], a water organ; "y`dwr water + [?] flute, pipe. See {Hydra}.] Of or pertaining to hydraulics, or to fluids in motion; conveying, or acting by, water; as, an hydraulic clock, crane, or dock. {Hydraulic accumulator}, an accumulator for hydraulic machinery of any kind. See {Accumulator}, 2. {Hydraulic brake}, a cataract. See {Cataract}, 3. {Hydraulic cement}, a cement or mortar made of hydraulic lime, which will harden under water. {Hydraulic elevator}, a lift operated by the weight or pressure of water. {Hydraulic jack}. See under {Jack}. {Hydraulic lime}, quicklime obtained from hydraulic limestone, and used for cementing under water, etc. {Hydraulic limestone}, a limestone which contains some clay, and which yields a quicklime that will set, or form a firm, strong mass, under water. {Hydraulic main} (Gas Works), a horizontal pipe containing water at the bottom into which the ends of the pipes from the retorts dip, for passing the gas through water in order to remove ammonia. {Hydraulic mining}, a system of mining in which the force of a jet of water is used to wash down a bank of gold-bearing gravel or earth. [Pacific Coast] {Hydraulic press}, a hydrostatic press. See under {Hydrostatic}. {Hydraulic propeller}, a device for propelling ships by means of a stream of water ejected under water rearward from the ship. {Hydraulic ram}, a machine for raising water by means of the energy of the moving water of which a portion is to be raised. When the rush of water through the main pipe d shuts the valve at a, the momentum of the current thus suddenly checked forces part of it into the air chamber b, and up the pipe c, its return being prevented by a valve at the entrance to the air chamber, while the dropping of the valve a by its own weight allows another rush through the main pipe, and so on alternately. {Hydraulic valve}. (Mach.) (a) A valve for regulating the distribution of water in the cylinders of hydraulic elevators, cranes, etc. (b) (Gas Works) An inverted cup with a partition dipping into water, for opening or closing communication between two gas mains, the open ends of which protrude about the water. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Hydraulic \Hy*drau"lic\, a. [F. hydraulique, L. hydraulicus, fr. Gr. [?], [?], a water organ; "y`dwr water + [?] flute, pipe. See {Hydra}.] Of or pertaining to hydraulics, or to fluids in motion; conveying, or acting by, water; as, an hydraulic clock, crane, or dock. {Hydraulic accumulator}, an accumulator for hydraulic machinery of any kind. See {Accumulator}, 2. {Hydraulic brake}, a cataract. See {Cataract}, 3. {Hydraulic cement}, a cement or mortar made of hydraulic lime, which will harden under water. {Hydraulic elevator}, a lift operated by the weight or pressure of water. {Hydraulic jack}. See under {Jack}. {Hydraulic lime}, quicklime obtained from hydraulic limestone, and used for cementing under water, etc. {Hydraulic limestone}, a limestone which contains some clay, and which yields a quicklime that will set, or form a firm, strong mass, under water. {Hydraulic main} (Gas Works), a horizontal pipe containing water at the bottom into which the ends of the pipes from the retorts dip, for passing the gas through water in order to remove ammonia. {Hydraulic mining}, a system of mining in which the force of a jet of water is used to wash down a bank of gold-bearing gravel or earth. [Pacific Coast] {Hydraulic press}, a hydrostatic press. See under {Hydrostatic}. {Hydraulic propeller}, a device for propelling ships by means of a stream of water ejected under water rearward from the ship. {Hydraulic ram}, a machine for raising water by means of the energy of the moving water of which a portion is to be raised. When the rush of water through the main pipe d shuts the valve at a, the momentum of the current thus suddenly checked forces part of it into the air chamber b, and up the pipe c, its return being prevented by a valve at the entrance to the air chamber, while the dropping of the valve a by its own weight allows another rush through the main pipe, and so on alternately. {Hydraulic valve}. (Mach.) (a) A valve for regulating the distribution of water in the cylinders of hydraulic elevators, cranes, etc. (b) (Gas Works) An inverted cup with a partition dipping into water, for opening or closing communication between two gas mains, the open ends of which protrude about the water. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Hydraulic \Hy*drau"lic\, a. [F. hydraulique, L. hydraulicus, fr. Gr. [?], [?], a water organ; "y`dwr water + [?] flute, pipe. See {Hydra}.] Of or pertaining to hydraulics, or to fluids in motion; conveying, or acting by, water; as, an hydraulic clock, crane, or dock. {Hydraulic accumulator}, an accumulator for hydraulic machinery of any kind. See {Accumulator}, 2. {Hydraulic brake}, a cataract. See {Cataract}, 3. {Hydraulic cement}, a cement or mortar made of hydraulic lime, which will harden under water. {Hydraulic elevator}, a lift operated by the weight or pressure of water. {Hydraulic jack}. See under {Jack}. {Hydraulic lime}, quicklime obtained from hydraulic limestone, and used for cementing under water, etc. {Hydraulic limestone}, a limestone which contains some clay, and which yields a quicklime that will set, or form a firm, strong mass, under water. {Hydraulic main} (Gas Works), a horizontal pipe containing water at the bottom into which the ends of the pipes from the retorts dip, for passing the gas through water in order to remove ammonia. {Hydraulic mining}, a system of mining in which the force of a jet of water is used to wash down a bank of gold-bearing gravel or earth. [Pacific Coast] {Hydraulic press}, a hydrostatic press. See under {Hydrostatic}. {Hydraulic propeller}, a device for propelling ships by means of a stream of water ejected under water rearward from the ship. {Hydraulic ram}, a machine for raising water by means of the energy of the moving water of which a portion is to be raised. When the rush of water through the main pipe d shuts the valve at a, the momentum of the current thus suddenly checked forces part of it into the air chamber b, and up the pipe c, its return being prevented by a valve at the entrance to the air chamber, while the dropping of the valve a by its own weight allows another rush through the main pipe, and so on alternately. {Hydraulic valve}. (Mach.) (a) A valve for regulating the distribution of water in the cylinders of hydraulic elevators, cranes, etc. (b) (Gas Works) An inverted cup with a partition dipping into water, for opening or closing communication between two gas mains, the open ends of which protrude about the water. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Hydraulic \Hy*drau"lic\, a. [F. hydraulique, L. hydraulicus, fr. Gr. [?], [?], a water organ; "y`dwr water + [?] flute, pipe. See {Hydra}.] Of or pertaining to hydraulics, or to fluids in motion; conveying, or acting by, water; as, an hydraulic clock, crane, or dock. {Hydraulic accumulator}, an accumulator for hydraulic machinery of any kind. See {Accumulator}, 2. {Hydraulic brake}, a cataract. See {Cataract}, 3. {Hydraulic cement}, a cement or mortar made of hydraulic lime, which will harden under water. {Hydraulic elevator}, a lift operated by the weight or pressure of water. {Hydraulic jack}. See under {Jack}. {Hydraulic lime}, quicklime obtained from hydraulic limestone, and used for cementing under water, etc. {Hydraulic limestone}, a limestone which contains some clay, and which yields a quicklime that will set, or form a firm, strong mass, under water. {Hydraulic main} (Gas Works), a horizontal pipe containing water at the bottom into which the ends of the pipes from the retorts dip, for passing the gas through water in order to remove ammonia. {Hydraulic mining}, a system of mining in which the force of a jet of water is used to wash down a bank of gold-bearing gravel or earth. [Pacific Coast] {Hydraulic press}, a hydrostatic press. See under {Hydrostatic}. {Hydraulic propeller}, a device for propelling ships by means of a stream of water ejected under water rearward from the ship. {Hydraulic ram}, a machine for raising water by means of the energy of the moving water of which a portion is to be raised. When the rush of water through the main pipe d shuts the valve at a, the momentum of the current thus suddenly checked forces part of it into the air chamber b, and up the pipe c, its return being prevented by a valve at the entrance to the air chamber, while the dropping of the valve a by its own weight allows another rush through the main pipe, and so on alternately. {Hydraulic valve}. (Mach.) (a) A valve for regulating the distribution of water in the cylinders of hydraulic elevators, cranes, etc. (b) (Gas Works) An inverted cup with a partition dipping into water, for opening or closing communication between two gas mains, the open ends of which protrude about the water. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Hydraulic \Hy*drau"lic\, a. [F. hydraulique, L. hydraulicus, fr. Gr. [?], [?], a water organ; "y`dwr water + [?] flute, pipe. See {Hydra}.] Of or pertaining to hydraulics, or to fluids in motion; conveying, or acting by, water; as, an hydraulic clock, crane, or dock. {Hydraulic accumulator}, an accumulator for hydraulic machinery of any kind. See {Accumulator}, 2. {Hydraulic brake}, a cataract. See {Cataract}, 3. {Hydraulic cement}, a cement or mortar made of hydraulic lime, which will harden under water. {Hydraulic elevator}, a lift operated by the weight or pressure of water. {Hydraulic jack}. See under {Jack}. {Hydraulic lime}, quicklime obtained from hydraulic limestone, and used for cementing under water, etc. {Hydraulic limestone}, a limestone which contains some clay, and which yields a quicklime that will set, or form a firm, strong mass, under water. {Hydraulic main} (Gas Works), a horizontal pipe containing water at the bottom into which the ends of the pipes from the retorts dip, for passing the gas through water in order to remove ammonia. {Hydraulic mining}, a system of mining in which the force of a jet of water is used to wash down a bank of gold-bearing gravel or earth. [Pacific Coast] {Hydraulic press}, a hydrostatic press. See under {Hydrostatic}. {Hydraulic propeller}, a device for propelling ships by means of a stream of water ejected under water rearward from the ship. {Hydraulic ram}, a machine for raising water by means of the energy of the moving water of which a portion is to be raised. When the rush of water through the main pipe d shuts the valve at a, the momentum of the current thus suddenly checked forces part of it into the air chamber b, and up the pipe c, its return being prevented by a valve at the entrance to the air chamber, while the dropping of the valve a by its own weight allows another rush through the main pipe, and so on alternately. {Hydraulic valve}. (Mach.) (a) A valve for regulating the distribution of water in the cylinders of hydraulic elevators, cranes, etc. (b) (Gas Works) An inverted cup with a partition dipping into water, for opening or closing communication between two gas mains, the open ends of which protrude about the water. | |
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Hydrostatic \Hy`dro*stat"ic\, Hydrostatical \Hy`dro*stat"ic*al\, a. [Hydro-, 1 + Gr. [?] causing to stand: cf. F. hydrostatique. See {Static}.] Of or relating to hydrostatics; pertaining to, or in accordance with, the principles of the equilibrium of fluids. The first discovery made in hydrostatics since the time of Archimedes is due to Stevinus. --Hallam. {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. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Hydraulic \Hy*drau"lic\, a. [F. hydraulique, L. hydraulicus, fr. Gr. [?], [?], a water organ; "y`dwr water + [?] flute, pipe. See {Hydra}.] Of or pertaining to hydraulics, or to fluids in motion; conveying, or acting by, water; as, an hydraulic clock, crane, or dock. {Hydraulic accumulator}, an accumulator for hydraulic machinery of any kind. See {Accumulator}, 2. {Hydraulic brake}, a cataract. See {Cataract}, 3. {Hydraulic cement}, a cement or mortar made of hydraulic lime, which will harden under water. {Hydraulic elevator}, a lift operated by the weight or pressure of water. {Hydraulic jack}. See under {Jack}. {Hydraulic lime}, quicklime obtained from hydraulic limestone, and used for cementing under water, etc. {Hydraulic limestone}, a limestone which contains some clay, and which yields a quicklime that will set, or form a firm, strong mass, under water. {Hydraulic main} (Gas Works), a horizontal pipe containing water at the bottom into which the ends of the pipes from the retorts dip, for passing the gas through water in order to remove ammonia. {Hydraulic mining}, a system of mining in which the force of a jet of water is used to wash down a bank of gold-bearing gravel or earth. [Pacific Coast] {Hydraulic press}, a hydrostatic press. See under {Hydrostatic}. {Hydraulic propeller}, a device for propelling ships by means of a stream of water ejected under water rearward from the ship. {Hydraulic ram}, a machine for raising water by means of the energy of the moving water of which a portion is to be raised. When the rush of water through the main pipe d shuts the valve at a, the momentum of the current thus suddenly checked forces part of it into the air chamber b, and up the pipe c, its return being prevented by a valve at the entrance to the air chamber, while the dropping of the valve a by its own weight allows another rush through the main pipe, and so on alternately. {Hydraulic valve}. (Mach.) (a) A valve for regulating the distribution of water in the cylinders of hydraulic elevators, cranes, etc. (b) (Gas Works) An inverted cup with a partition dipping into water, for opening or closing communication between two gas mains, the open ends of which protrude about the water. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Hydrostatic \Hy`dro*stat"ic\, Hydrostatical \Hy`dro*stat"ic*al\, a. [Hydro-, 1 + Gr. [?] causing to stand: cf. F. hydrostatique. See {Static}.] Of or relating to hydrostatics; pertaining to, or in accordance with, the principles of the equilibrium of fluids. The first discovery made in hydrostatics since the time of Archimedes is due to Stevinus. --Hallam. {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. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Hydraulic \Hy*drau"lic\, a. [F. hydraulique, L. hydraulicus, fr. Gr. [?], [?], a water organ; "y`dwr water + [?] flute, pipe. See {Hydra}.] Of or pertaining to hydraulics, or to fluids in motion; conveying, or acting by, water; as, an hydraulic clock, crane, or dock. {Hydraulic accumulator}, an accumulator for hydraulic machinery of any kind. See {Accumulator}, 2. {Hydraulic brake}, a cataract. See {Cataract}, 3. {Hydraulic cement}, a cement or mortar made of hydraulic lime, which will harden under water. {Hydraulic elevator}, a lift operated by the weight or pressure of water. {Hydraulic jack}. See under {Jack}. {Hydraulic lime}, quicklime obtained from hydraulic limestone, and used for cementing under water, etc. {Hydraulic limestone}, a limestone which contains some clay, and which yields a quicklime that will set, or form a firm, strong mass, under water. {Hydraulic main} (Gas Works), a horizontal pipe containing water at the bottom into which the ends of the pipes from the retorts dip, for passing the gas through water in order to remove ammonia. {Hydraulic mining}, a system of mining in which the force of a jet of water is used to wash down a bank of gold-bearing gravel or earth. [Pacific Coast] {Hydraulic press}, a hydrostatic press. See under {Hydrostatic}. {Hydraulic propeller}, a device for propelling ships by means of a stream of water ejected under water rearward from the ship. {Hydraulic ram}, a machine for raising water by means of the energy of the moving water of which a portion is to be raised. When the rush of water through the main pipe d shuts the valve at a, the momentum of the current thus suddenly checked forces part of it into the air chamber b, and up the pipe c, its return being prevented by a valve at the entrance to the air chamber, while the dropping of the valve a by its own weight allows another rush through the main pipe, and so on alternately. {Hydraulic valve}. (Mach.) (a) A valve for regulating the distribution of water in the cylinders of hydraulic elevators, cranes, etc. (b) (Gas Works) An inverted cup with a partition dipping into water, for opening or closing communication between two gas mains, the open ends of which protrude about the water. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Hydraulic \Hy*drau"lic\, a. [F. hydraulique, L. hydraulicus, fr. Gr. [?], [?], a water organ; "y`dwr water + [?] flute, pipe. See {Hydra}.] Of or pertaining to hydraulics, or to fluids in motion; conveying, or acting by, water; as, an hydraulic clock, crane, or dock. {Hydraulic accumulator}, an accumulator for hydraulic machinery of any kind. See {Accumulator}, 2. {Hydraulic brake}, a cataract. See {Cataract}, 3. {Hydraulic cement}, a cement or mortar made of hydraulic lime, which will harden under water. {Hydraulic elevator}, a lift operated by the weight or pressure of water. {Hydraulic jack}. See under {Jack}. {Hydraulic lime}, quicklime obtained from hydraulic limestone, and used for cementing under water, etc. {Hydraulic limestone}, a limestone which contains some clay, and which yields a quicklime that will set, or form a firm, strong mass, under water. {Hydraulic main} (Gas Works), a horizontal pipe containing water at the bottom into which the ends of the pipes from the retorts dip, for passing the gas through water in order to remove ammonia. {Hydraulic mining}, a system of mining in which the force of a jet of water is used to wash down a bank of gold-bearing gravel or earth. [Pacific Coast] {Hydraulic press}, a hydrostatic press. See under {Hydrostatic}. {Hydraulic propeller}, a device for propelling ships by means of a stream of water ejected under water rearward from the ship. {Hydraulic ram}, a machine for raising water by means of the energy of the moving water of which a portion is to be raised. When the rush of water through the main pipe d shuts the valve at a, the momentum of the current thus suddenly checked forces part of it into the air chamber b, and up the pipe c, its return being prevented by a valve at the entrance to the air chamber, while the dropping of the valve a by its own weight allows another rush through the main pipe, and so on alternately. {Hydraulic valve}. (Mach.) (a) A valve for regulating the distribution of water in the cylinders of hydraulic elevators, cranes, etc. (b) (Gas Works) An inverted cup with a partition dipping into water, for opening or closing communication between two gas mains, the open ends of which protrude about the water. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Hydraulic \Hy*drau"lic\, a. [F. hydraulique, L. hydraulicus, fr. Gr. [?], [?], a water organ; "y`dwr water + [?] flute, pipe. See {Hydra}.] Of or pertaining to hydraulics, or to fluids in motion; conveying, or acting by, water; as, an hydraulic clock, crane, or dock. {Hydraulic accumulator}, an accumulator for hydraulic machinery of any kind. See {Accumulator}, 2. {Hydraulic brake}, a cataract. See {Cataract}, 3. {Hydraulic cement}, a cement or mortar made of hydraulic lime, which will harden under water. {Hydraulic elevator}, a lift operated by the weight or pressure of water. {Hydraulic jack}. See under {Jack}. {Hydraulic lime}, quicklime obtained from hydraulic limestone, and used for cementing under water, etc. {Hydraulic limestone}, a limestone which contains some clay, and which yields a quicklime that will set, or form a firm, strong mass, under water. {Hydraulic main} (Gas Works), a horizontal pipe containing water at the bottom into which the ends of the pipes from the retorts dip, for passing the gas through water in order to remove ammonia. {Hydraulic mining}, a system of mining in which the force of a jet of water is used to wash down a bank of gold-bearing gravel or earth. [Pacific Coast] {Hydraulic press}, a hydrostatic press. See under {Hydrostatic}. {Hydraulic propeller}, a device for propelling ships by means of a stream of water ejected under water rearward from the ship. {Hydraulic ram}, a machine for raising water by means of the energy of the moving water of which a portion is to be raised. When the rush of water through the main pipe d shuts the valve at a, the momentum of the current thus suddenly checked forces part of it into the air chamber b, and up the pipe c, its return being prevented by a valve at the entrance to the air chamber, while the dropping of the valve a by its own weight allows another rush through the main pipe, and so on alternately. {Hydraulic valve}. (Mach.) (a) A valve for regulating the distribution of water in the cylinders of hydraulic elevators, cranes, etc. (b) (Gas Works) An inverted cup with a partition dipping into water, for opening or closing communication between two gas mains, the open ends of which protrude about the water. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Hydraulic \Hy*drau"lic\, a. [F. hydraulique, L. hydraulicus, fr. Gr. [?], [?], a water organ; "y`dwr water + [?] flute, pipe. See {Hydra}.] Of or pertaining to hydraulics, or to fluids in motion; conveying, or acting by, water; as, an hydraulic clock, crane, or dock. {Hydraulic accumulator}, an accumulator for hydraulic machinery of any kind. See {Accumulator}, 2. {Hydraulic brake}, a cataract. See {Cataract}, 3. {Hydraulic cement}, a cement or mortar made of hydraulic lime, which will harden under water. {Hydraulic elevator}, a lift operated by the weight or pressure of water. {Hydraulic jack}. See under {Jack}. {Hydraulic lime}, quicklime obtained from hydraulic limestone, and used for cementing under water, etc. {Hydraulic limestone}, a limestone which contains some clay, and which yields a quicklime that will set, or form a firm, strong mass, under water. {Hydraulic main} (Gas Works), a horizontal pipe containing water at the bottom into which the ends of the pipes from the retorts dip, for passing the gas through water in order to remove ammonia. {Hydraulic mining}, a system of mining in which the force of a jet of water is used to wash down a bank of gold-bearing gravel or earth. [Pacific Coast] {Hydraulic press}, a hydrostatic press. See under {Hydrostatic}. {Hydraulic propeller}, a device for propelling ships by means of a stream of water ejected under water rearward from the ship. {Hydraulic ram}, a machine for raising water by means of the energy of the moving water of which a portion is to be raised. When the rush of water through the main pipe d shuts the valve at a, the momentum of the current thus suddenly checked forces part of it into the air chamber b, and up the pipe c, its return being prevented by a valve at the entrance to the air chamber, while the dropping of the valve a by its own weight allows another rush through the main pipe, and so on alternately. {Hydraulic valve}. (Mach.) (a) A valve for regulating the distribution of water in the cylinders of hydraulic elevators, cranes, etc. (b) (Gas Works) An inverted cup with a partition dipping into water, for opening or closing communication between two gas mains, the open ends of which protrude about the water. | |
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Hydraulical \Hy*drau"lic*al\, a. Hydraulic. | |
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Hydraulicon \Hy*drau"li*con\, n. [NL. See {Hydraulic}.] (Mus.) An ancient musical instrument played by the action of water; a water organ. [Written also {hydraulis}.] | |
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Mechanics \Me*chan"ics\, n. [Cf. F. m[82]canique.] That science, or branch of applied mathematics, which treats of the action of forces on bodies. Note: That part of mechanics which considers the action of forces in producing rest or equilibrium is called {statics}; that which relates to such action in producing motion is called {dynamics}. The term mechanics includes the action of forces on all bodies, whether solid, liquid, or gaseous. It is sometimes, however, and formerly was often, used distinctively of solid bodies only: The mechanics of liquid bodies is called also {hydrostatics}, or {hydrodynamics}, according as the laws of rest or of motion are considered. The mechanics of gaseous bodies is called also {pneumatics}. The mechanics of fluids in motion, with special reference to the methods of obtaining from them useful results, constitutes {hydraulics}. {Animal mechanics} (Physiol.), that portion of physiology which has for its object the investigation of the laws of equilibrium and motion in the animal body. The most important mechanical principle is that of the lever, the bones forming the arms of the levers, the contractile muscles the power, the joints the fulcra or points of support, while the weight of the body or of the individual limbs constitutes the weight or resistance. {Applied mechanics}, the principles of abstract mechanics applied to human art; also, the practical application of the laws of matter and motion to the construction of machines and structures of all kinds. | |
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Hydraulics \Hy*drau"lics\, n. [Cf. F. hydraulique.] That branch of science, or of engineering, which treats of fluids in motion, especially of water, its action in rivers and canals, the works and machinery for conducting or raising it, its use as a prime mover, and the like. Note: As a science, hydraulics includes hydrodynamics, or the principles of mechanics applicable to the motion of water; as a branch of engineering, it consists in the practical application of the mechanics of fluids to the control and management of water with reference to the wants of man, including canals, waterworks, hydraulic machines, pumps, water wheels, etc. Some writers treat hydraulics and hydrostatics as subdivisions of hydrodynamics. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Mechanics \Me*chan"ics\, n. [Cf. F. m[82]canique.] That science, or branch of applied mathematics, which treats of the action of forces on bodies. Note: That part of mechanics which considers the action of forces in producing rest or equilibrium is called {statics}; that which relates to such action in producing motion is called {dynamics}. The term mechanics includes the action of forces on all bodies, whether solid, liquid, or gaseous. It is sometimes, however, and formerly was often, used distinctively of solid bodies only: The mechanics of liquid bodies is called also {hydrostatics}, or {hydrodynamics}, according as the laws of rest or of motion are considered. The mechanics of gaseous bodies is called also {pneumatics}. The mechanics of fluids in motion, with special reference to the methods of obtaining from them useful results, constitutes {hydraulics}. {Animal mechanics} (Physiol.), that portion of physiology which has for its object the investigation of the laws of equilibrium and motion in the animal body. The most important mechanical principle is that of the lever, the bones forming the arms of the levers, the contractile muscles the power, the joints the fulcra or points of support, while the weight of the body or of the individual limbs constitutes the weight or resistance. {Applied mechanics}, the principles of abstract mechanics applied to human art; also, the practical application of the laws of matter and motion to the construction of machines and structures of all kinds. | |
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Hydraulics \Hy*drau"lics\, n. [Cf. F. hydraulique.] That branch of science, or of engineering, which treats of fluids in motion, especially of water, its action in rivers and canals, the works and machinery for conducting or raising it, its use as a prime mover, and the like. Note: As a science, hydraulics includes hydrodynamics, or the principles of mechanics applicable to the motion of water; as a branch of engineering, it consists in the practical application of the mechanics of fluids to the control and management of water with reference to the wants of man, including canals, waterworks, hydraulic machines, pumps, water wheels, etc. Some writers treat hydraulics and hydrostatics as subdivisions of hydrodynamics. | |
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Hydraulicon \Hy*drau"li*con\, n. [NL. See {Hydraulic}.] (Mus.) An ancient musical instrument played by the action of water; a water organ. [Written also {hydraulis}.] | |
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Hydro-electric \Hy`dro-e*lec"tric\, a. [Hydro-, 1 + electric.] Pertaining to, employed in, or produced by, the evolution of electricity by means of a battery in which water or steam is used. {Hydro-electric machine} (Physics), an apparatus invented by Sir William Armstrong of England for generating electricity by the escape of high-pressure steam from a series of jets connected with a strong boiler, in which the steam is produced. | |
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Hydro-electric \Hy`dro-e*lec"tric\, a. [Hydro-, 1 + electric.] Pertaining to, employed in, or produced by, the evolution of electricity by means of a battery in which water or steam is used. {Hydro-electric machine} (Physics), an apparatus invented by Sir William Armstrong of England for generating electricity by the escape of high-pressure steam from a series of jets connected with a strong boiler, in which the steam is produced. | |
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Hydrological \Hy`dro*log"ic*al\, a. Of or pertaining to hydrology. | |
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Hydrologist \Hy*drol"o*gist\, n. One skilled in hydrology. | |
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Hydrology \Hy*drol"o*gy\, n. [Hydro-, 1 + -logy: cf. F. hydrologie.] The science of water, its properties, phenomena, and distribution over the earth's surface. | |
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Hydrolysis \Hy*drol"y*sis\, n. [Hydro-, 1 + -lysis.] (Chem.) A chemical process involving the addition of the elements of water. | |
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Hydrolytic \Hy`dro*lyt"ic\, a. [Hydro-, 1 + Gr. [?] to loose.] (Chem.) Tending to remove or separate water; eliminating water. Hydrolytic agents, such as sulphuric acid or caustic alkali. --Encyc. Brit. {Hydrolytic ferment} (Physiol. Chem.), a ferment, enzyme, or chemical ferment, which acts only in the presence of water, and which causes the substance acted upon to take up a molecule of water. Thus, diastase of malt, ptyalin of saliva, and boiling dilute sulphuric acid all convert starch by hydration into dextrin and sugar. Nearly all of the digestive ferments are hydrolytic in their action. | |
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Hydrolytic \Hy`dro*lyt"ic\, a. [Hydro-, 1 + Gr. [?] to loose.] (Chem.) Tending to remove or separate water; eliminating water. Hydrolytic agents, such as sulphuric acid or caustic alkali. --Encyc. Brit. {Hydrolytic ferment} (Physiol. Chem.), a ferment, enzyme, or chemical ferment, which acts only in the presence of water, and which causes the substance acted upon to take up a molecule of water. Thus, diastase of malt, ptyalin of saliva, and boiling dilute sulphuric acid all convert starch by hydration into dextrin and sugar. Nearly all of the digestive ferments are hydrolytic in their action. |