Hydrostatics
Pronunciation : Hy`dro*stat"ics
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Cf. F. hydrostatique.] (Physics)
Definition : Defn: The branch of science which relates to the pressure and equilibrium of nonelastic fluids, as water, mercury, etc.; the principles of statics applied to water and other liquids.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913