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hydrostaticks

hydrostaticks is the obsolete form of hydrostatics.

Meaning of hydrostatics

Noun

hydrostatics (uncountable)

  1. The scientific study of fluids at rest, especially when under pressure.
    • "to estimate his skill in hydrostatistics or astronomy; ..."1774, Dr Samuel Johnson, Preface to the Works of the English Poets, J. Nichols, Volume II, Page 30

Questions about hydrostaticks

What is hydrostaticks the obsolete form of?
Hydrostaticks is the obsolete form of hydrostatics.

Words near hydrostaticks in the dictionary

  1. hydrostatically
  2. hydrostatician
  3. hydrostaticians
  4. hydrostaticity
  5. hydrostatick
  6. hydrostaticks
  7. hydrostatics
  8. hydrostation
  9. hydrostationary
  10. hydrostats
  11. hydrostratigraphic

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