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hydrostatic paradox

hydrostatic paradox noun: the proposition in hydrostatics that any quantity of water, however small, may be made to counterbalance any weight, however great; or the law of the equality of pressure of fluids in all directions.

Noun

hydrostatic paradox

  1. The proposition in hydrostatics that any quantity of water, however small, may be made to counterbalance any weight, however great; or the law of the equality of pressure of fluids in all directions.

Questions about hydrostatic paradox

What does hydrostatic paradox mean?
Hydrostatic paradox means the proposition in hydrostatics that any quantity of water, however small, may be made to counterbalance any weight, however great; or the law of the equality of pressure of fluids in all directions.
What part of speech is hydrostatic paradox?
Hydrostatic paradox is a noun.

Words near hydrostatic paradox in the dictionary

  1. hydrostatic bellows
  2. hydrostatic equilibria
  3. hydrostatic equilibrium
  4. hydrostatic lock
  5. hydrostatic locks
  6. hydrostatic paradox
  7. hydrostatic pressure
  8. hydrostatic pressure relief system
  9. hydrostatic pressure relief systems
  10. hydrostatic pressures
  11. hydrostatic skeleton

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