hydraulic

== English == === Alternative forms === hydraulick (obsolete) === Etymology === From French hydraulique, from Latin hydraulicus, from Ancient Greek ὑδραυλικός (hudraulikós, “of a water organ”), from ὕδραυλις (húdraulis, “water organ”), from ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”) +‎ αὐλός (aulós, “pipe”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /haɪˈdɹɒlɪk/ (US) IPA(key): /haɪˈdɹɔːlɪk/ Rhymes: -ɒlɪk === Adjective === hydraulic (not comparable) Pertaining to water. [from early 17th c.] Related to, or operated by, hydraulics. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === hydraulic (third-person singular simple present hydraulics, present participle hydraulicking, simple past and past participle hydraulicked) (transitive) To mine using the technique of hydraulic mining. === References ===