- operated by pressure transmitted through a pipe by a liquid, such as water or oil
- of, concerned with, or employing liquids in motion
- of or concerned with hydraulics
- hardening under water: hydraulic cement
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
hy•drau•lic /haɪˈdrɔlɪk, -ˈdrɑlɪk/USA pronunciation
adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Hydraulicsoperated by, moved by, or relating to the pressure of water or other liquids in motion:hydraulic brakes.
hy•drau•lic
(hī drô′lik, -drol′ik),USA pronunciation adj.
hy•drau′li•cal•ly, adv.
- Hydraulicsoperated by, moved by, or employing water or other liquids in motion.
- Hydraulicsoperated by the pressure created by forcing water, oil, or another liquid through a comparatively narrow pipe or orifice.
- Hydraulicsof or pertaining to water or other liquids in motion.
- Hydraulicsof or pertaining to hydraulics.
- hardening under water, as a cement.
- Greek hydraulikós of a water organ. See hydraulus, -ic
- Latin hydraulicus
- 1620–30
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hydraulic /haɪˈdrɒlɪk/ adj
'hydraulic' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
bleed
- brake
- drop forge
- dump
- hydraulic brake
- hydraulic coupling
- hydraulic press
- hydraulic ram
- hydraulic suspension
- hydroelastic suspension
- jack
- lock
- pneumatic
- pozzuolana
- slave cylinder
- suspension
- torque converter
- trass
- accumulator
- air chamber
- antiskid
- assist
- backhoe
- cooper
- die casting
- door check
- dynamic similarity
- electrohydraulic
- fluid coupling
- friction head
- grappier cement
- hydraulic accumulator
- hydraulic cement
- hydraulic fluid
- hydraulic lift
- hydraulic mining
- hydraulic motor
- hydraulic pile
- hydraulic radius
- hydraulics
- hydraulic torque converter
- hydroelectric
- intensifier
- lift
- lift-slab
- lowrider
- master cylinder
- monitor
- oleo strut
- plunger