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hydrostatic

 
Dictionary: hy·dro·stat·ic   (hī'drə-stăt'ĭk) pronunciation also hy·dro·stat·i·cal
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(-ĭ-kəl)
adj.
Of or relating to hydrostatics.

hydrostatically hy'dro·stat'i·cal·ly adv.

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

Of or relating to fluids at rest or under pressure.

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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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Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
Medical Dictionary. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company.  Read more
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