HYDRAULIC SYSTEM

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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)