hydrolock

noun

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-)der. English hydro- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti Proto-Hellenic *hístāmi Ancient Greek ῐ̔́στημῐ (hĭ́stēmĭ) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek στᾰτῐκός (stătĭkós)der. Latin staticusder. English static English hydrostatic Proto-Indo-European *lewg-der. Proto-Germanic *luką Proto-West Germanic *lok Old English loc Middle English lok English lock blend English hydrolock Blend of hydrostatic + lock.

  1. derived from staticusder

Definitions

  1. Abbreviation of hydrostatic lock (a condition affecting a compression device that…

    Abbreviation of hydrostatic lock (a condition affecting a compression device that compresses gases, having been infiltrated by an unsustainable amount of incompressible liquid, or, being unable to further compress gases, locking the device in place).

  2. Abbreviation of hydrostatic lock (to enter a hydrolock).

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for hydrolock. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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