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hydrostatics

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.34 in modern English

Syllables
hy-dro-stat-ics
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The scientific study of fluids at rest, especially when under pressure.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

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- English statics English hydrostatics From hydro- + statics.

Usage

Inflected Forms

hydrostaticks (alternative)

Derived Forms

hydrostatic

Frequently Paired Words

statics hydrodynamics

Rhymes With

mathematics informatics acrobatics systematics aquatics kinematics telematics statics pragmatics numismatics aerobatics cinematics

Questions

What does hydrostatics mean?
The scientific study of fluids at rest, especially when under pressure.
Where does hydrostatics 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- English statics English hydrostatics From hydro- + statics.

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