psychohydraulic

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adjective

Describing a mechanistic model of behaviour in which the effects of drives are interpreted as those of pressure on a fluid.

OriginEnglish hydraulic ← Ancient Greek ψῡχο- (psūkho-) →
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Meanings

adjectivepsychohydraulic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablehuman sciencesDescribing a mechanistic model of behaviour in which the effects of drives are interpreted as those of pressure on a fluid.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekψῡχή (psūkhḗ)
  2. Ancient Greekψῡχο- (psūkho-)
  3. Englishpsycho-
  4. Englishhydraulic
  5. Englishpsychohydraulic

From psycho- + hydraulic.

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APA

psychohydraulic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/psychohydraulic

MLA

“psychohydraulic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/psychohydraulic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “psychohydraulic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/psychohydraulic.

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