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HYDRAULIC SYSTEM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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)