HyperDic: hydrostatic_head

English > 1 sense of the expression hydrostatic head:
NOUNphenomenonhydrostatic headthe pressure at a given point in a liquid / liquid measured in terms of the vertical height of a column of the liquid / liquid needed to produce the same pressure
English > hydrostatic head: 1 sense > noun 1, phenomenon
MeaningThe pressure at a given point in a liquid / liquid measured in terms of the vertical height of a column of the liquid / liquid needed to produce the same pressure.
Broaderpressure, pressure level, force per unit areaThe force applied to a unit area of surface
Spanishpresión hidrostática
Catalanpressió hidrostàtica

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