Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hydrostatic

/ˌhaɪdɹəʊˈstætɪk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.53 in modern English

Syllables: hy-dro-stat-ic
IPA: /ˌhaɪdɹəʊˈstætɪk/

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to hydrostatics.

adj

Of or relating to fluids, especially to the pressure that they exert or transmit.

Example Sentences

"[...] the electric fan drive and Drayton regulator temperature control employed on the prototypes have been superseded on the production version by Serck-Behr hydrostatic drive from an engine-driven pump with thermostatically controlled fan speed regulation."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)lbor. English hydro- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti Proto-Hellenic *hístāmi Ancient Greek ἵστημι (hístēmi) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek στᾰτῐκός (stătĭkós)der. Latin staticusder. English static English hydrostatic From hydro- + static.

Inflected Forms

hydrostatick (alternative)

Derived Forms

hydrolock hydrostatical hydrostatically hydrostatician hydrostaticity hydrostatics magnetohydrostatic nonhydrostatic quasihydrostatic

Phrases

hydrostatic arch hydrostatic balance hydrostatic bed hydrostatic bellows hydrostatic equilibrium hydrostatic fluid hydrostatic head hydrostatic lock

Frequently Paired Words

static hydrodynamic

Questions

How do you pronounce hydrostatic?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌhaɪdɹəʊˈstætɪk/.
What does hydrostatic mean?: Of or relating to hydrostatics.
Where does hydrostatic come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)lbor. English hydro- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti Proto-Hellenic *hístāmi Ancient Greek ἵστημι (hístēmi) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek στᾰτῐκός (stătĭkós)der. Latin staticusder. English static English hydrostatic From hydro- + static.

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