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Hydrostatics is the
branch of
fluid mechanics that
studies fluids at
hydrostatic equilibrium and "the
pressure in a
fluid or
exerted by a
fluid on an immersed...
- In
fluid mechanics,
hydrostatic equilibrium, also
called hydrostatic balance and hydrostasy, is the
condition of a
fluid or
plastic solid at rest, which...
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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 shock, also
known as hydro-shock, is the
controversial concept that a
penetrating projectile (such as a bullet) can
produce a
pressure wave...
- A
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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Hydrostatic weighing, also
referred to as
underwater weighing,
hydrostatic body
composition analysis and hydrodensitometry, is a
technique for measuring...
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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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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...
- A
hydraulic press is a
machine press using a
hydraulic cylinder to
generate a
compressive force. It uses the
hydraulic equivalent of a
mechanical lever...
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International Astronomical Union (IAU)
defines dwarf planets as
being in
hydrostatic equilibrium, and
notes six
bodies in particular:
Ceres in the
inner Solar...
