"hydrostatic lock" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hydrostatic locks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} hydrostatic lock (countable and uncountable, plural hydrostatic locks)
  1. (mechanical engineering, usually uncountable) A condition that arises when a device which compresses gases seizes up because of the infiltration of liquid, which prevents further compression. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Mechanical engineering
    Sense id: en-hydrostatic_lock-en-noun-j9A9oyxF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 10 26 10 27 Topics: engineering, mechanical, mechanical-engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  2. (countable) A lock for raising and lowering boats on a canal or waterway that operates by using pressurized water to flood or drain the level inside the lock. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-hydrostatic_lock-en-noun-DxWmzi7Y
  3. (countable) A locking mechanism that uses hydrostatic pressure in order to achieve a seal. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-hydrostatic_lock-en-noun-kUnnn6ow Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 10 26 10 27

Verb

Forms: hydrostatic locks [present, singular, third-person], hydrostatic locking [participle, present], hydrostatic locked [participle, past], hydrostatic locked [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} hydrostatic lock (third-person singular simple present hydrostatic locks, present participle hydrostatic locking, simple past and past participle hydrostatic locked)
  1. To seize up because liquid has infiltrated a mechanism for compressing gasses.
    Sense id: en-hydrostatic_lock-en-verb-BUMj5ja~
  2. To form a seal by employing a mechanism that uses hydrostatic pressure. Derived forms: hydrolock Related terms: air lock, vapor lock, vapour lock
    Sense id: en-hydrostatic_lock-en-verb-KTk4LBde Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 10 26 10 27

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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