hydrostatics
Noun
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Study of the mechanical properties of fluids that are not in motion (synset 106123022)
associated with:
- archimedes' principle, law of archimedes - (hydrostatics) the apparent loss in weight of a body immersed in a fluid is equal to the weight of the displaced fluid
- principle of liquid displacement - (hydrostatics) the volume of a body immersed in a fluid is equal to the volume of the displaced fluid
is a type of: fluid mechanics, hydraulics - study of the mechanics of fluids
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