hydraulics

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Meaning

That branch of science, or of engineering, which treats of fluids in motion, especially of water, its action in rivers and canals, the works and machinery for conducting or raising it, its use as a prime mover, and the like.

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A shipbuilding industry was begun in Hanoi; railroads, roads, power stations, and hydraulics works were constructed. Source: Internet

Asimov was not initially aware of this; he assumed the word already existed by analogy with mechanics, hydraulics, and other similar terms denoting branches of applied knowledge. citation Films seeAlso Robots appear in many films. Source: Internet

During the mission, a piece of flak knocked out his hydraulics and electrical systems, causing Williams to have to "limp" his plane back to K-13, a U.S. Air Force airfield close to the front lines. Source: Internet

In ancient Greece, the Greek engineer Ctesibius (c. 270 BC) "applied a knowledge of pneumatics and hydraulics to produce the first organ and water clocks with moving figures." Source: Internet

It took advantage of the large stage of the Drury Lane Theatre with its hydraulics and moving components to dramatise the events. Source: Internet

Most other brands have used load sensing valves in the hydraulics to the rear axle for decades. Source: Internet

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