Etymology

psychohydraulics

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

English hydraulics ← Ancient Greek ψῡχο- (psūkho-)
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  1. Ancient Greekψῡχή (psūkhḗ)
  2. Ancient Greekψῡχο- (psūkho-)
  3. Englishpsycho-
  4. Englishhydraulics
  5. English todaypsychohydraulics

From psycho- + hydraulics.

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