Meaning | study of the mechanical properties of fluids that are not in motion. |
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Category of | Archimedes' principle, law of Archimedes | (hydrostatics) the apparent loss in weight of a body immersed / immersed in a fluid is equal to the weight of the displaced fluid |
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principle of liquid displacement | (hydrostatics) the volume of a body immersed in a fluid is equal to the volume of the displaced fluid |
Broader | fluid mechanics, hydraulics | study of the mechanics of fluids |
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Spanish | hidrostática |
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Catalan | hidrostàtica |
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Adjectives | hydrostatic | relating to fluids at rest or to the pressures they exert or transmit |
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