Meaning & use
hydraulics
The branch of science and engineering dealing with the use of liquids under pressure to generate mechanical force.
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The excavator's arm moves using hydraulics powered by a pressurized fluid system.
Engineers study hydraulics to design dams, pumps, and braking systems.
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Hydraulics is grammatically singular when it names the field of study, though it ends in 's,' like 'physics' or 'mathematics.'
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