Meanings
nounhydrostatician (plural hydrostaticians)
plural hydrostaticians
- Someone versed or skilled in hydrostatics.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*wed-
- Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
- Proto-Hellenic*údōr
- Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
- Ancient Greekῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)
- Englishhydro-
- Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*stísteh₂ti
- Proto-Hellenic*hístāmi
- Ancient Greekἵστημι (hístēmi)
- Ancient Greekστᾰτῐκός (stătĭkós)
- Latinstaticus
- Englishstatic
- Englishhydrostatic
- Englishhydrostatician
From hydrostatic + -ian.
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APA
hydrostatician. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydrostatician
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“hydrostatician.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydrostatician. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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