Etymology

psychohydraulic

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Today it means: Describing a mechanistic model of behaviour in which the effects of drives are interpreted as those of pressure on a fluid. Full definition →

English hydraulic ← Ancient Greek ψῡχο- (psūkho-)
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  1. Ancient Greekψῡχή (psūkhḗ)
  2. Ancient Greekψῡχο- (psūkho-)
  3. Englishpsycho-
  4. Englishhydraulic
  5. English todaypsychohydraulic

From psycho- + hydraulic.

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