noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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UK:/haɪˈdɹɒlɪks/
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US:/haɪˈdɹɔːlɪks/
CMU ARPABET:HH AY0 D R AO1 L IH0 K S
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The engineering science that deals with practical applications where liquid is in motion and transmits energy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Examples
applied hydraulics
The engineer specialized in fluid mechanics and hydraulics.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The hydraulic system of a vehicle or other machine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Examples
hydraulics system
The brakes work on the principle of hydraulics.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
study of the mechanics of fluids
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Etymology tree English hydraulic Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic Old English -as Middle English -es English -s English -ics English hydraulics From hydraulic + -ics.
Across languages
Translations
36 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
ميكانيك السوائل
— engineering science that deals with liquid in motion
Armenian:
ջրաբաշխություն
(ǰrabašxutʻyun)
— engineering science that deals with liquid in motion
Armenian:
հիդրավլիկա
(hidravlika)
— engineering science that deals with liquid in motion
Belarusian:
гідра́ўліка
(hidráwlika)
— engineering science that deals with liquid in motion
Catalan:
hidràulica
— engineering science that deals with liquid in motion
Chinese Mandarin:
水力學 /水力学
(shuǐlìxué)
— engineering science that deals with liquid in motion
Czech:
hydraulika
— engineering science that deals with liquid in motion
Danish:
hydraulik
— engineering science that deals with liquid in motion
Dutch:
hydraulica
— engineering science that deals with liquid in motion
Dutch:
stromingsleer
— engineering science that deals with liquid in motion
Finnish:
hydrauliikka
— engineering science that deals with liquid in motion
French:
hydraulique
— engineering science that deals with liquid in motion
Georgian:
ჰიდრავლიკა
(hidravliḳa)
— engineering science that deals with liquid in motion
German:
Hydraulik
— engineering science that deals with liquid in motion
Greek:
υδραυλική
(ydravlikí)
— engineering science that deals with liquid in motion
Hindi:
द्रविकी
(dravikī)
— engineering science that deals with liquid in motion
Hindi:
द्रवविज्ञान
(dravvijñān)
— engineering science that deals with liquid in motion
Hungarian:
hidraulika
— engineering science that deals with liquid in motion
Indonesian:
hidrolika
— engineering science that deals with liquid in motion
Indonesian:
hidraulika
— engineering science that deals with liquid in motion
Italian:
idraulica
— engineering science that deals with liquid in motion
Japanese:
水理学
(suirigaku)
— engineering science that deals with liquid in motion
Latvian:
hidraulika
— engineering science that deals with liquid in motion
Malay:
hidraulik
— engineering science that deals with liquid in motion
Norwegian Bokmål:
hydraulikk
— engineering science that deals with liquid in motion
Norwegian Nynorsk:
hydraulikk
— engineering science that deals with liquid in motion
Persian:
هیدرولیک
(hidrolik)
— engineering science that deals with liquid in motion
Polish:
hydraulika
— engineering science that deals with liquid in motion
Portuguese:
hidráulica
— engineering science that deals with liquid in motion
Russian:
гидра́влика
(gidrávlika)
— engineering science that deals with liquid in motion
Spanish:
hidráulica
— engineering science that deals with liquid in motion
Swedish:
hydraulik
— engineering science that deals with liquid in motion
Tagalog:
danumsigwasan
— engineering science that deals with liquid in motion
Ukrainian:
гідра́вліка
(hidrávlika)
— engineering science that deals with liquid in motion
Vietnamese:
thuỷ lực học
— engineering science that deals with liquid in motion
Chinese Mandarin:
液壓 /液压
(yèyā)
— hydraulic system
