Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

psychohydraulic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
psy-chohy-draulic
IPA
34
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ψῡχή (psūkhḗ) Ancient Greek ψῡχο- (psūkho-)der. English psycho- English hydraulic English psychohydraulic From psycho- + hydraulic.

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What does psychohydraulic mean?
Describing a mechanistic model of behaviour in which the effects of drives are interpreted as those of pressure on a fluid.
Where does psychohydraulic come from?
Etymology tree Ancient Greek ψῡχή (psūkhḗ) Ancient Greek ψῡχο- (psūkho-)der. English psycho- English hydraulic English psychohydraulic From psycho- + hydraulic.

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