hydrostatic

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/ˌhaɪdɹəʊˈstætɪk/

adjective

Of or relating to hydrostatics.

Opposite
hydrokinetic
OriginEnglish static ← Latin staticus ← Ancient Greek στᾰτῐκός (stătĭkós) →
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Meanings

adjectivehydrostatic (not comparable)

alternative hydrostatick

  1. not comparablenatural sciencesOf or relating to hydrostatics.
  2. not comparableOf or relating to fluids, especially to the pressure that they exert or transmit.

    [...] the electric fan drive and Drayton regulator temperature control employed on the prototypes have been superseded on the production version by Serck-Behr hydrostatic drive from an engine-driven pump with thermostatically controlled fan speed regulation.

    1960 June, “The N.B. Loco. Co. diesel-hydraulic Type "2" locomotive”, in Trains Illustrated, page 345

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiverelating to fluids at rest or to the pressures they exert or transmit

Opposite
hydrokinetic
Also see
aquastatic

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*wed-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
  3. Proto-Hellenic*údōr
  4. Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
  5. Ancient Greekῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)
  6. Englishhydro-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*stísteh₂ti
  9. Proto-Hellenic*hístāmi
  10. Ancient Greekἵστημι (hístēmi)
  11. Ancient Greekστᾰτῐκός (stătĭkós)
  12. Latinstaticus
  13. Englishstatic
  14. Englishhydrostatic

From hydro- + static.

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Translations

Catalan hidrostàtic
  • hidrostàticof or relating to hydrostatics
Czech hydrostatický
  • hydrostatickýof or relating to hydrostatics
Danish hydrostatisk
  • hydrostatiskof or relating to hydrostatics
Dutch hydrostatisch
  • hydrostatischof or relating to hydrostatics
Estonian hüdrostaatiline
  • hüdrostaatilineof or relating to hydrostatics
Finnish hydrostaattinen
  • hydrostaattinenof or relating to hydrostatics
German hydrostatisch
  • hydrostatischof or relating to hydrostatics
Hungarian hidrosztatikus
  • hidrosztatikusof or relating to hydrostatics
Indonesian hidrostatik, hidrostatis
  • hidrostatikof or relating to hydrostatics
  • hidrostatisof or relating to hydrostatics
Italian idrostatico
  • idrostaticoof or relating to hydrostatics
Norwegian Bokmål hydrostatisk
  • hydrostatiskof or relating to hydrostatics
Polish hydrostatyczny
  • hydrostatycznyof or relating to hydrostatics
Portuguese hidrostático
  • hidrostáticoof or relating to hydrostatics
Russian гидростатический
  • гидростатический (gidrostatičeskij)of or relating to hydrostatics
Spanish hidrostático
  • hidrostáticoof or relating to hydrostatics
Swedish hydrostatisk
  • hydrostatiskof or relating to hydrostatics
Ukrainian гідростати́чний
  • гідростати́чний (hidrostatýčnyj)of or relating to hydrostatics
Cite this entry
APA

hydrostatic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydrostatic

MLA

“hydrostatic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydrostatic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hydrostatic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydrostatic.

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