Hydraulic
Definition of Hydraulic
Hy`drau´lic
a.
1.
Of
or
pertaining
to
hydraulics
,
or
to
fluids
in
motion
;
conveying
,
or
acting
by
,
water
;
as
,
an
hydraulic
clock
,
crane
,
or
dock
.
Hydraulic accumulator
an
accumulator
for
hydraulic
machinery
of
any
kind
.
See
Accumulator
,
2
.
Hydraulic brake
a
cataract
.
See
Cataract
,
3
.
Hydraulic cement
a
cement
or
mortar
made
of
hydraulic
lime
,
which
will
harden
under
water
.
Hydraulic elevator
a
lift
operated
by
the
weight
or
pressure
of
water
.
Hydraulic jack
See
under
Jack
.
Hydraulic lime
quicklime
obtained
from
hydraulic
limestone
,
and
used
for
cementing
under
water
,
etc
.
Hydraulic limestone
a
limestone
which
contains
some
clay
,
and
which
yields
a
quicklime
that
will
set
,
or
form
a
firm
,
strong
mass
,
under
water
.
Hydraulic main
(Gas Works)
a
horizontal
pipe
containing
water
at
the
bottom
into
which
the
ends
of
the
pipes
from
the
retorts
dip
,
for
passing
the
gas
through
water
in
order
to
remove
ammonia
.
Hydraulic mining
a
system
of
mining
in
which
the
force
of
a
jet
of
water
is
used
to
wash
down
a
bank
of
gold-bearing
gravel
or
earth
.
Hydraulic press
a
hydrostatic
press
.
See
under
Hydrostatic
.
Hydraulic propeller
a
device
for
propelling
ships
by
means
of
a
stream
of
water
ejected
under
water
rearward
from
the
ship
.
Hydraulic ram
a
machine
for
raising
water
by
means
of
the
energy
of
the
moving
water
of
which
a
portion
is
to
be
raised
.
When
the
rush
of
water
through
the
main
pipe
d
shuts
the
valve
at
a
,
the
momentum
of
the
current
thus
suddenly
checked
forces
part
of
it
into
the
air
chamber
b
,
and
up
the
pipe
c
,
its
return
being
prevented
by
a
valve
at
the
entrance
to
the
air
chamber
,
while
the
dropping
of
the
valve
a
by
its
own
weight
allows
another
rush
through
the
main
pipe
,
and
so
on
alternately
.
Hydraulic valve
a
-
(Mach.)
A
valve
for
regulating
the
distribution
of
water
in
the
cylinders
of
hydraulic
elevators
,
cranes
,
etc
.
b
-
(Gas Works)
An
inverted
cup
with
a
partition
dipping
into
water
,
for
opening
or
closing
communication
between
two
gas
mains
,
the
open
ends
of
which
protrude
about
the
water
.
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