How to pronounce hydraulic
American English pronunciation
hy-DRAW-lik
- IPA
- /haɪˈdɹɔlɪk/
- Syllables
- hy · DRAW · lik (3 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What hydraulic means
Worked by liquid pushed through pipes or tubes
In a sentence: The hydraulic lift raised the car so the mechanic could look underneath.
Where it comes from: It comes through French and Latin from a Greek word for a water organ, built from words for "water" and "pipe."
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