psychohydraulics

noun

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

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

nounpsychohydraulics (uncountable)
  1. uncountablehuman sciencesA 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. Englishhydraulics
  5. Englishpsychohydraulics

From psycho- + hydraulics.

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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