Definitions for hydrostatics
ˌhaɪ drəˈstæt ɪkshy·dro·stat·ics

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hydrostaticsnoun

   study of the mechanical properties of fluids that are not in motion

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1. hydrostaticsnoun

   The scientific study of fluids at rest, especially when under pressure.

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1. Hydrostatics

   Fluid statics or hydrostatics is the branch of fluid mechanics that studies the condition of the equilibrium of a floating body and submerged body "fluids at hydrostatic equilibrium and the pressure in a fluid, or exerted by a fluid, on an immersed body".It encompasses the study of the conditions under which fluids are at rest in stable equilibrium as opposed to fluid dynamics, the study of fluids in motion. Hydrostatics is a subcategory of fluid statics, which is the study of all fluids, both compressible or incompressible, at rest. Hydrostatics is fundamental to hydraulics, the engineering of equipment for storing, transporting and using fluids. It is also relevant to geophysics and astrophysics (for example, in understanding plate tectonics and the anomalies of the Earth's gravitational field), to meteorology, to medicine (in the context of blood pressure), and many other fields. Hydrostatics offers physical explanations for many phenomena of everyday life, such as why atmospheric pressure changes with altitude, why wood and oil float on water, and why the surface of still water is always level according to the curvature of the earth.

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1. hydrostatics

   Hydrostatics is a branch of physics that deals with the study of fluids at rest. It addresses principles related to pressure, buoyancy and fluid equilibrium, investigating the conditions under which fluids are in a state of rest or under a static equilibrium. Hydrostatic principles are involved in various scientific and everyday phenomena, including the behavior of submarines, hot air balloons, and the functioning of hydraulic systems.

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1. Hydrostaticsnoun

   the branch of science which relates to the pressure and equilibrium of nonelastic fluids, as water, mercury, etc.; the principles of statics applied to water and other liquids

2. Etymology: [Cf. F. hydrostatique.]

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1. Hydrostatics

   hī-dro-stat′iks, n.pl. used as sing., a branch of Hydrodynamics (which see).—n. Hy′drostat, an electrical contrivance for detecting a leakage or overflow of water: an apparatus devised to guard against the explosion of steam boilers.—adjs. Hydrostat′ic, -al.—adv. Hydrostat′ically.—Hydrostatic balance, a balance for weighing bodies in water to determine their specific gravity; Hydrostatic bellows, a device for illustrating the law that fluid pressure is proportional to area; Hydrostatic paradox, the principle that (disregarding molecular forces) any quantity of fluid, however small, may balance any weight, however great, as in the hydrostatic bellows; Hydrostatic press, the same as Hydraulic Press.

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   The numerical value of hydrostatics in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

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   The numerical value of hydrostatics in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=hydrostatics
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Hydrostatics
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrostatics
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hydrostatics
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=hydrostatics