Hydraulic
[haɪ'drɔːlɪk;haɪ'drɒlɪk] or [haɪ'drɔlɪk]
Definition
(adj.) of or relating to the study of hydraulics; 'hydraulic engineer' .
(adj.) moved or operated or effected by liquid (water or oil); 'hydraulic erosion'; 'hydraulic brakes' .
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Definition
(a.) Of or pertaining to hydraulics, or to fluids in motion; conveying, or acting by, water; as, an hydraulic clock, crane, or dock.
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Definition
adj. relating to hydraulics: conveying water: worked by water.—adv. Hydraul′ically.—n.pl. Hydraul′ics used as sing. the science of hydrodynamics in its practical application to water-pipes &c.—Hydraulic belt an arrangement for lifting water consisting of an endless belt fitted with buckets which discharge as they turn over an upper wheel; Hydraulic cement lime a cement that sets or hardens under water; Hydraulic jack a jack or lifting apparatus by means of oil &c. pressed by a force-pump against a piston or plunger; Hydraulic mining a method of mining by which the auriferous detritus is washed down by a powerful jet of water into a sluice where the gold is easily separated; Hydraulic press a press operated by the differential pressure of water on pistons of different dimensions; Hydraulic ram an automatic pump worked by the pressure of a column of water in a pipe and the force acquired by intermittent motion of the column.
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Examples
- In the hydraulic form of elevator, a motor worked by water is employed to lift the car, although steam power is also employed to raise the water. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- When the cranes or other apparatus to be worked thereby are in operation, water is passed from the cylinder through a small pipe which actuates the crane through hydraulic pressure. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- There have been about 1,000 patents granted for bridges, about 2,500 for excavating apparatus, and about 1,500 for hydraulic engineering. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- It was afterwards gradually raised by hydraulic presses to the top, a height of 100 feet. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- This we have now been doing for some time, and in order to help us in our operations we erected a hydraulic press. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- These cranes, adapted for the lifting and carrying of enormous loads, were worked by hydraulic pressure obtained from elevated tanks or reservoirs, as above indicated. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- It was accomplished by means of powerful hydraulic presses. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- The press is served by two 200-ton cranes with hydraulic lift and pneumatic travel. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- During the operation of lifting, the bottom of the cylinder of the large hydraulic press burst out, and fell on the top of the tube, in which it made a considerable indentation. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- The upper head of the compressor weighs 125 tons, and the lower one, including the cylinder through which the hydraulic pressure is applied, 135 tons. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- We know that the Romans and other ancient peoples had their hydraulic cements, and the plaster on some of their walls stands to-day to attest its good quality. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- In Fig. 257 is seen the great 14,000-ton hydraulic press-forge squeezing into shape a port armor plate for the battleship Alabama. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Various modifications have been made in the hydraulic forms. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- The most modern method, however, is by the hydraulic press forge, now used in the shops of the Bethlehem steel works in the production of Harveyized armor plate. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- With sensitive accumulators of this character hydraulic machinery is much used on board ships for steering them, and for loading, discharging and storing cargoes. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- In hydraulics there are rams, water closets, pumps, and turbine water wheels. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- The science of Hydraulics appears to be as old as the thirst of man. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- It is a question of hydraulics, you see, and came within my own province. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
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