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hydraulically

hydraulically

1 6.8
Using the pressure or movement of a liquid like oil to make a machine work
  • adverb
  • /haɪˈdrɔːɪkli/
  • Specialized
: hidráulicamente
  • The crane is battery-powered with hydraulically operated lift and telescoping action.
  • hydraulically actuated
  • hydraulically operated
  • hydraulically operated lift

Examples

  • The vehicle's suspension system is hydraulically adjustable to enhance comfort on rough terrain.

  • Pupils could then see firsthand how effective and easy it is to use a modern tractor with a three-point hitch, hydraulically operated.

    Academic text (1996)

  • The speedboat is being hydraulically lowered into the water.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • All of the watertight hatches begin to hydraulically close.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • Equalizes wastewater strength in hydraulically overloaded facilities.

    Academic text (1998)

  • To stop the car from those speeds, the Model J had four-wheel oversized drum brakes, hydraulically operated.

    Blog text (17)

  • Rat, reaching the bulkhead leading to the forward galley, uses a pair of hydraulically powered shears to cut through the wall.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • The turret is hydraulically operated with hand controls; it whines and clanks as it rotates.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • The boxes are hydraulically tipped onto a sorting conveyor that connects with an inclined feeding conveyor for the horizontal baler.

    Academic text (2000)

  • The dump truck bed lifts hydraulically to unload its cargo smoothly.

Surface Forms

hydraulically positive

Morphology

hydraulically = hydraulic (transparent) = hydraulic + ally

Formed by adding the regular adverbial suffix '-ally' to the adjective 'hydraulic', yielding a predictable adverbial meaning.

Etymology

Hydraulically comes from the Greek root hydro- meaning 'water', and you see the same root in familiar words like hydrant and hydrate. So, something done hydraulically is done 'by liquid pressure', as when oil or water pushes a piston to lift or move heavy things.