hydropneumatic

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *wed-

Proto-Indo-European *-r̥

Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥

Proto-Hellenic *údōr

Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)

Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)lbor.

English hydro-

English pneumatic

English hydropneumatic

From hydro- + pneumatic.

Adjective

hydropneumatic (not comparable)

1. Operated by both fluid and air power
2. Being, or pertaining to, a type of automotive suspension system based on a nitrogen springing medium.

Derived terms

• hydropneumatically