hy|drau|lics

hy|drau|lics
hy|drau|lics «hy DR lihks», noun.
the science dealing with water and other liquids at rest or in motion, their uses in engineering, and the laws of their actions. Hydraulics deals with both hydrodynamics and hydrostatics.

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