Associations to the word «Hydraulics»

Wiktionary

HYDRAULICS, noun. The engineering science that deals with practical applications where liquid is in motion and transmits energy.
HYDRAULICS, noun. The hydraulic system of a vehicle or other machine.

Dictionary definition

HYDRAULICS, noun. Study of the mechanics of fluids.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats