Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*wed-
- Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
- Proto-Hellenic*údōr
- Ancient Greekὕδωρ (húdōr)
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ewlo-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ewlós
- Proto-Hellenic*aulós
- Ancient Greekαὐλός (aulós)
- Ancient Greekὕδραυλις (húdraulis)
- Ancient Greekὑδραυλικός (hudraulikós)
- Latinhydraulicu
- Frenchhydraulique
- Englishhydraulic
- Englishhydraulics
Translations
Arabic ميكانيك السوائل
- ميكانيك السوائلengineering science that deals with liquid in motion
Catalan hidràulica
- hidràulicaengineering science that deals with liquid in motion
Chinese Mandarin 水力學 /水力学, 液壓 /液压
- 水力學 /水力学 (shuǐlìxué)engineering science that deals with liquid in motion
- 液壓 /液压 (yèyā)hydraulic system
Czech hydraulika
- hydraulikaengineering science that deals with liquid in motion
Danish hydraulik
- hydraulikengineering science that deals with liquid in motion
Dutch hydraulica, stromingsleer
- hydraulicaengineering science that deals with liquid in motion
- stromingsleerengineering science that deals with liquid in motion
Finnish hydrauliikka
- hydrauliikkaengineering science that deals with liquid in motion
French hydraulique
- hydrauliqueengineering science that deals with liquid in motion
German Hydraulik
- Hydraulikengineering science that deals with liquid in motion
Greek υδραυλική
- υδραυλική (ydravlikí)engineering science that deals with liquid in motion
Hindi द्रविकी, द्रवविज्ञान
- द्रविकी (dravikī)engineering science that deals with liquid in motion
- द्रवविज्ञान (dravvijñān)engineering science that deals with liquid in motion
Hungarian hidraulika
- hidraulikaengineering science that deals with liquid in motion
Indonesian hidrolika, hidraulika
- hidrolikaengineering science that deals with liquid in motion
- hidraulikaengineering science that deals with liquid in motion
Italian idraulica
- idraulicaengineering science that deals with liquid in motion
Japanese 水理学
- 水理学 (suirigaku)engineering science that deals with liquid in motion
Latvian hidraulika
- hidraulikaengineering science that deals with liquid in motion
Malay hidraulik
- hidraulikengineering science that deals with liquid in motion
Norwegian Bokmål hydraulikk
- hydraulikkengineering science that deals with liquid in motion
Persian هیدرولیک
- هیدرولیک (hidrolik)engineering science that deals with liquid in motion
Polish hydraulika
- hydraulikaengineering science that deals with liquid in motion
Portuguese hidráulica
- hidráulicaengineering science that deals with liquid in motion
Russian гидра́влика
- гидра́влика (gidrávlika)engineering science that deals with liquid in motion
Spanish hidráulica
- hidráulicaengineering science that deals with liquid in motion
Swedish hydraulik
- hydraulikengineering science that deals with liquid in motion
Tagalog danumsigwasan
- danumsigwasanengineering science that deals with liquid in motion
Ukrainian гідра́вліка
- гідра́вліка (hidrávlika)engineering science that deals with liquid in motion
Vietnamese thuỷ lực học
- thuỷ lực họcengineering science that deals with liquid in motion
Cite this entry
APA
hydraulics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydraulics
MLA
“hydraulics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydraulics. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hydraulics,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydraulics.
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