hydraulic

Definition of Hydraulic in English :

1. hydraulic

moved or operated or effected by liquid (water or oil)

Example Sentences:
'hydraulic erosion'
'hydraulic brakes'

2. hydraulic

of or relating to the study of hydraulics

Example Sentences:
'hydraulic engineer'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Hydraulic

adjective

1.

operated by pressure transmitted through a pipe by a liquid, such as water or oil

2.

of, concerned with, or employing liquids in motion

3.

of or concerned with hydraulics

4.

hardening under water

hydraulic cement

adjective

1.

of hydraulics

2.

operated by the movement and force of liquid; specif., operated by the pressure created when a liquid is forced through an aperture, tube, etc.

hydraulic brakes

3.

setting or hardening under water

hydraulic mortar

adj.

1. Of, involving, moved by, or operated by a fluid, especially water, under pressure.

2. Able to set and harden under water, as Portland cement.

3. Of or relating to hydraulics.