Phrase guide

hydraulic engineering

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A sub-discipline of civil engineering concerned with the flow and conveyance of fluids, principally water and sewage.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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noun

Meaning 2

the branch of civil engineering dealing with the use and control of water in motion

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: civil engineering

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Across languages

Translations

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: هندسة هيدروليكية — sub-discipline of civil engineering concerned with water and sewage
  • Armenian: հիդրոտեխնիկա (hidrotexnika) — sub-discipline of civil engineering concerned with water and sewage
  • Bengali: জলবাহী ইঞ্জিনিয়ারিং (jolbahi injiniẏariṅ) — sub-discipline of civil engineering concerned with water and sewage
  • Catalan: enginyeria hidràulica — sub-discipline of civil engineering concerned with water and sewage
  • Chinese Cantonese: 水利工程 (seoi2 lei6 gung1 cing4) — sub-discipline of civil engineering concerned with water and sewage
  • Chinese Mandarin: 水利工程 (shuǐlì gōngchéng) — sub-discipline of civil engineering concerned with water and sewage
  • Dutch: waterbouwkunde — sub-discipline of civil engineering concerned with water and sewage
  • Estonian: vesiehitus — sub-discipline of civil engineering concerned with water and sewage
  • Finnish: vesitekniikka — sub-discipline of civil engineering concerned with water and sewage
  • French: génie hydraulique — sub-discipline of civil engineering concerned with water and sewage
  • German: Wasserbau — sub-discipline of civil engineering concerned with water and sewage
  • Hindi: उदकगति अभियांत्रिकी (udkagti abhiyāntrikī) — sub-discipline of civil engineering concerned with water and sewage
  • Indonesian: teknik hidrolika — sub-discipline of civil engineering concerned with water and sewage
  • Irish: innealtóireacht hiodrálach — sub-discipline of civil engineering concerned with water and sewage
  • Italian: ingegneria idraulica — sub-discipline of civil engineering concerned with water and sewage
  • Kazakh: гидротехника (gidrotexnika) — sub-discipline of civil engineering concerned with water and sewage
  • Central Kurdish: ئەندازیاریی ئاو (endazyarîy aw) — sub-discipline of civil engineering concerned with water and sewage
  • Kyrgyz: гидротехника (gidrotehnika) — sub-discipline of civil engineering concerned with water and sewage
  • Mongolian: усны инженерчлэл (usny inženerčlel) — sub-discipline of civil engineering concerned with water and sewage
  • Persian: مهندسی هیدرولیک — sub-discipline of civil engineering concerned with water and sewage
  • Polish: budownictwo wodne — sub-discipline of civil engineering concerned with water and sewage
  • Portuguese: engenharia hidráulica — sub-discipline of civil engineering concerned with water and sewage
  • Romanian: hidrotehnică — sub-discipline of civil engineering concerned with water and sewage
  • Russian: гидротехника (gidrotexnika) — sub-discipline of civil engineering concerned with water and sewage
  • Slovene: hidrotehnika — sub-discipline of civil engineering concerned with water and sewage
  • Spanish: ingeniería hidráulica — sub-discipline of civil engineering concerned with water and sewage
  • Swedish: hydroteknik — sub-discipline of civil engineering concerned with water and sewage
  • Thai: วิศวกรรมชลศาสตร์ — sub-discipline of civil engineering concerned with water and sewage
  • Turkish: hidrolik mühendisliği — sub-discipline of civil engineering concerned with water and sewage
  • Uzbek: gidrotexnika — sub-discipline of civil engineering concerned with water and sewage