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hydrostatic

  ('drə-stăt'ĭk) pronunciation also hydrostatical (-ĭ-kəl)
adj.

Of or relating to hydrostatics.

hydrostatically hy'dro·stat'i·cal·ly adv.
 
 
Medical Dictionary: hy·dro·stat·ic
('drə-stăt'ĭk) or hy·dro·stat·i·cal (-ĭ-kəl)
adj.

Of or relating to fluids at rest or under pressure.

 

Pertaining to a liquid in a state of equilibrium or the pressure exerted by a stationary fluid.

  • h. pressure — a significant factor in intestinal absorption; the tissue fluid pressure against which osmosis has to achieve a positive gradient if small molecules are to pass the cell membranes and be absorbed.
 
WordNet: hydrostatic
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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: relating to fluids at rest or to the pressures they exert or transmit
  Antonym: hydrokinetic (meaning #1)
  Pertains to noun: hydrostatics (meaning #1)


 
 

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