hydrostatic
adjective
hy·dro·stat·ic
ˌhī-drə-ˈsta-tik 
: of or relating to fluids at rest or to the pressures they exert or transmit compare hydrokinetic
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To ensure discharges are in line with the Clean Water Act and various federal requirements, other states have specific general permits for processes like hydrostatic pipeline testing, or underground storage tank dewatering.
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Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 23 Jan. 2024
Ariens Professional Hydro 36 Best Commercial SEE IT Clearing a massive 36-inch swath through the deepest snow, the Ariens Professional has a hydrostatic transmission that is much simpler and longer lasting than most snow blower transmissions.
—Ben Romans, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
Earth’s tilt has not affected its ability to maintain a spherical shape, because hydrostatic equilibrium is a phenomenon of each planet’s individual rotation regardless of its pitch.
—Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 23 Aug. 2023
This is powered by either a single cylinder or commercial-duty V twin, and transmissions are either hydrostatic or commercial-duty hydrostatic.
—Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 5 May 2022
Firefighters issued more than half of the violations for standpipes that failed hydrostatic testing, the records show.
—Laura Crimaldi, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Sep. 2023
Since most living tissue is primarily composed of water, the energy from the bullet travels through the fluid in the body, a process known as hydrostatic shock.
—Brad Fitzpatrick, Outdoor Life, 10 Nov. 2020
Riding lawn mowers do this either through a manual or hydrostatic transmission.
—Tony Carrick, Popular Mechanics, 27 Apr. 2023
At this depth, the pressure is extraordinary, at around 5,500 pounds per square inch—more than 360 times the hydrostatic pressure that humans are exposed to at sea level.
—WIRED, 22 June 2023
Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 23 Jan. 2024
Ariens Professional Hydro 36 Best Commercial SEE IT Clearing a massive 36-inch swath through the deepest snow, the Ariens Professional has a hydrostatic transmission that is much simpler and longer lasting than most snow blower transmissions.
—Ben Romans, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
Earth’s tilt has not affected its ability to maintain a spherical shape, because hydrostatic equilibrium is a phenomenon of each planet’s individual rotation regardless of its pitch.
—Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 23 Aug. 2023
This is powered by either a single cylinder or commercial-duty V twin, and transmissions are either hydrostatic or commercial-duty hydrostatic.
—Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 5 May 2022
Firefighters issued more than half of the violations for standpipes that failed hydrostatic testing, the records show.
—Laura Crimaldi, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Sep. 2023
Since most living tissue is primarily composed of water, the energy from the bullet travels through the fluid in the body, a process known as hydrostatic shock.
—Brad Fitzpatrick, Outdoor Life, 10 Nov. 2020
Riding lawn mowers do this either through a manual or hydrostatic transmission.
—Tony Carrick, Popular Mechanics, 27 Apr. 2023
At this depth, the pressure is extraordinary, at around 5,500 pounds per square inch—more than 360 times the hydrostatic pressure that humans are exposed to at sea level.
—WIRED, 22 June 2023
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hydrostatic
adjective
hy·dro·stat·ic
-ˈstat-ik
: of or relating to fluids at rest or to the pressures they exert or transmit compare hydrokinetic
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