hydraulic

1. 1.

   moved or operated or effected by liquid (water or oil)

   “hydraulic erosion”

   “hydraulic brakes”
2. 2.

   of or relating to the study of hydraulics

   “hydraulic engineer”

Questions about hydraulic

What does hydraulic mean?

hydraulic means "moved or operated or effected by liquid (water or oil)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in hydraulic?

hydraulic has 3 syllables: hy-drau-lic. The stress falls on "drau". In IPA it is /haɪˈdɹɔlɪk/.

Is hydraulic a common word?

hydraulic is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.