hydrostat
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Etymology
1.2
Noun
1.3
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Etymology
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From
hydro-
+
-stat
.
Noun
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hydrostat
(
plural
hydrostats
)
A
mechanism
that regulates the amount of
water
in a
boiler
.
(
biology
)
A
muscle
tissue
, composed mostly of
water
, that maintains a constant
volume
during
contraction
.
See also
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hygrostat
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