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Fluid statics or
hydrostatics is the
branch of
fluid mechanics that
studies fluids at
hydrostatic equilibrium and "the
pressure in a
fluid or
exerted by...
- In
fluid mechanics,
hydrostatic equilibrium (
hydrostatic balance, hydrostasy) is the
condition of a
fluid or
plastic solid at rest,
which occurs when external...
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Hydrostatic weighing, also
referred to as
underwater weighing,
hydrostatic body
composition analysis and hydrodensitometry, is a
technique for measuring...
- In
continuum mechanics,
hydrostatic stress, also
known as
isotropic stress or
volumetric stress, is a
component of
stress which contains uniaxial stresses...
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cuttlebones in some cephalopods) or rods (e.g.
ossicles in echinoderms),
hydrostatically supported body
cavities (most), and ****ules (sponges).
Cartilage is...
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hydrostatic test is a way in
which pressure vessels such as pipelines, plumbing, gas cylinders,
boilers and fuel
tanks can be
tested for
strength and...
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considered hydrostatic, they are
sometimes referred to as
hydrostatic for
their possession of a
hydrostatic organ instead of a
hydrostatic skeleton, where...
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applied to the vehicle's
driving wheel(s). The name "
hydrostatic CVT",
which misuses the term "
hydrostatic",
differentiates this type of
transmission from...
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Hydrostatic shock, also
known as hydro-shock, is the
controversial concept that a
penetrating projectile (such as a bullet) can
produce a
pressure wave...
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harnessed by a
water wheel or
water turbine to
create usable hydropower.
Hydrostatic head is also used as a
measure of the
waterproofing of a fabric, commonly...
