hydrostatic pressure

noun

The pressure equivalent to that exerted on a surface by a column of water of a given height.

Meanings

nounhydrostatic pressure (usually uncountable, plural hydrostatic pressures)

plural hydrostatic pressures

  1. uncountableusuallyThe pressure equivalent to that exerted on a surface by a column of water of a given height.
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