sterhydraulic

adjective

ster·​hydraulic

¦ster+

: relating to or being a hydraulic press producing pressure or motion by the introduction of a solid substance (such as a screw, a rod, or a rope wound on a roller) into a cylinder previously filled with a liquid : resembling such a press in action or principle

Word History

Etymology

probably from French stérhydraulique, irregular from stéré- stere- + hydraulique hydraulic

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