e|lec|tro|hy|drau|lics — «ih LEHK troh hy DR lihks», noun. the conversion of electrical energy into mechanical or chemical energy by the controlled discharge of high voltage electric arcs submerged in water or another liquid … Useful english dictionary
hy·drau·lics — /haıˈdrɑːlıks/ noun [noncount] : the science that deals with ways to use liquid (such as water) when it is moving … Useful english dictionary
drau — air·drau·lic; hy·drau·cone; hy·drau·lic·i·ty; hy·drau·lick·er; hy·drau·li·con; hy·drau·lics; hy·drau·lus; hy·drau·lic; hy·drau·li·cal·ly; … English syllables
lics — hy·drau·lics; me·tal·lics; … English syllables
hydraulics — hy·drau·lics … English syllables
hydraulics — hy·drau·lics hī drȯ liks n pl but sing in constr a branch of science that deals with practical applications (as the transmission of energy or the effects of flow) of liquid (as water) in motion hy·drau·lic lik adj * * * hy·drau·lics (hi… … Medical dictionary
hy — hy; hy·a·cinth; hy·a·cin·thi·an; hy·a·cin·thine; hy·a·cin·thus; hy·ae·nan·che; hy·ae·narc·tos; hy·ae·nid; hy·aeni·dae; hy·aeno·don; hy·aeno·don·ti·dae; hy·aeno·don·toid; hy·a·les·cence; hy·a·les·cent; hy·a·lin·iza·tion; hy·a·lin·ize;… … English syllables
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hydraulics — hy|drau|lics [ haı drɔlıks ] noun plural the hydraulic parts of a machine … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
hydraulics — hy•drau•lics [[t]haɪˈdrɔ lɪks, ˈdrɒl ɪks[/t]] n. (used with a sing. v.) hyd the science that deals with the laws governing water or other liquids in motion and their applications in engineering; practical or applied hydrodynamics • Etymology:… … From formal English to slang