hydraulic
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Hydraulic describes systems that use pressurized liquid—typically oil or water—to transmit force and do work.
A hydraulic lift raises cars by pumping fluid into cylinders.
Hydraulic brakes stop vehicles through fluid pressure.
The word also applies to anything relating to water in motion or under pressure: hydraulic engineering, hydraulic fracturing.
Hydraulic systems multiply force efficiently, which is why heavy machinery relies on them.
Machine that digs earth
- backhoeHinged-arm excavating machine
- bulldozerBladed vehicle pushing earth
- craneLifter or wader
- loaderOne who fills containers
forklift · hoist · elevator · press · jack · cylinder · piston · actuator
Closed electrical pathway
- valveFluid flow controller
- manifoldMany and various
- fittingSuitable or proper
- hoseFlexible fluid conduit
line · coupling · cylinder · actuator · servo · feedback · closed-loop · open-loop
Slippery viscous fluid
- viscosityFluid's flow resistance
- lubricationCoating to reduce friction
- coolantTemperature-regulating fluid
- glycolTwo-hydroxyl alcohol compound
mineral · synthetic · sealant · reservoir · filtration · contamination · leakage · corrosion
23rd Greek letter
- pascalSI pressure unit
- barDrinking establishment
- gaugeStandard of measurement
- forceStrength or compulsion
compression · hydrostatic · incompressible · accumulator · intensifier · regulator · blowout · seal
excavator
Machine that digs earth
loader · forklift · hoist · elevator · press · jack · cylinder · piston · actuator · ram
circuit
Closed electrical pathway
hose · line · coupling · cylinder · actuator · servo · feedback · closed-loop · open-loop · directional
oil
Slippery viscous fluid
- viscosityFluid's flow resistance
- lubricationCoating to reduce friction
- coolantTemperature-regulating fluid
glycol · mineral · synthetic · sealant · reservoir · filtration · contamination · leakage · corrosion · temperature
psi
23rd Greek letter
force · compression · hydrostatic · incompressible · accumulator · intensifier · regulator · blowout · seal · burst
hole
Absence in matter
eddy · boils · recirculating · keeper · pillow · pourover · stopper · flush · sticky · river
dam
Water-holding barrier
- floodgateWater-controlling barrier mechanism
- sluiceGated water conduit
- spillwayDam's water release structure
canal · aqueduct · turbine · penstock · weir · levee · lock · irrigation · hydropower · culvert
- engineeringengineers, civil engineering, engineering, electrical engineering, blueprint
- mechanicalpneumatic, spring-loaded, motorized, belt-driven, chain-driven
- river hazardsflooding, rapids, whirlpool, rocks, current
- scientific adjectivesalkaline, ionic, aquatic, inorganic, metallic
- technical adjectivesadjustable, modular, portable, durable, automated
- fluid dynamicsfluid mechanics, fluid flow, turbulence, fluid motion, streamlines
hydraulicpneumatic
Using pressurized gas
electric · mechanical · manual · electromechanical · spring-loaded
- hydraulic pressFluid-powered compression device
- hydraulic liftFluid-pressure raising device
- hydraulic pressureForce transmitted through liquid
- hydraulic pumpsDevices moving liquid mechanically
- hydraulic systemMachinery using pressurized liquid
- hydraulic jackFluid-pressure lifting tool
hydraulics, hydraulically, hydraulic fluid, hydraulic fracturing