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HYDRAULIC SYSTEM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hydraulic system mean?
• HYDRAULIC SYSTEM (noun)
The noun HYDRAULIC SYSTEM has 1 sense:
1. a mechanism operated by the resistance offered or the pressure transmitted when a liquid is forced through a small opening or tube
Familiarity information: HYDRAULIC SYSTEM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A mechanism operated by the resistance offered or the pressure transmitted when a liquid is forced through a small opening or tube
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("hydraulic system" is a kind of...):
mechanism (device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hydraulic system"):
hydraulic transmission; hydraulic transmission system (a transmission that depends on a hydraulic system)
Context examples
A bed that includes a hydraulic system designed for movement or positioning of an object or subject.
(Hydraulic Bed System Device Component, NCI Thesaurus)
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