Word Meanings - HYDROSTATICS - Book Publishers vocabulary database

The branch of science which relates to the pressure and equilibrium of nonelastic fluids, as water, mercury, etc.; the principles of statics applied to water and other liquids.

• Water bellows
  Same as Tromp.
• Water moccasin
  A venomous North American snake (Ancistrodon piscivorus) allied to the rattlesnake but destitute of a rattle. It lives in or about pools and ponds, and feeds largely of fishes. Called also water snake, water adder, water viper.
• WATERBALLAST
  Water confined in specially constructed compartments in a vessel's hold, to serve as ballast.
• WATERPLANT
  A plant that grows in water; an aquatic plant.
• Water can
  Any one of several species of Nuphar; the yellow frog lily; -- so called from the shape of the seed vessel. See Nuphar, and cf. Candock.
• Water pepper
  Smartweed.
• WATERBREATHER
  Any arthropod that breathes by means of gills.
• WATERRATTLEWATERRATTLER
  The diamond rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus); -- so called from its preference for damp places near water.
• Water color
  A color ground with water and gum or other glutinous medium; a color the vehicle of which is water; -- so called in distinction from oil color.
• Water pox
  A variety of chicken pox, or varicella.
• WATERCHICKWEED
  A small annual plant (Montia fontana) growing in wet places in southern regions.
• Water dog
  A dog accustomed to the water, or trained to retrieve waterfowl. Retrievers, waters spaniels, and Newfoundland dogs are so trained.
• Water-ret
  To ret, or rot, in water, as flax; to water-rot.
• WATERDOG
  A dog accustomed to the water, or trained to retrieve waterfowl. Retrievers, waters spaniels, and Newfoundland dogs are so trained. 2. (Zoöl.)
• Applique
  Ornamented with a pattern (which has been cut out of another color or stuff) applied or transferred to a foundation; as, applique lace; applique work.
• Waterflood
  A flood of water; an inundation.
• Water snake
  A common North American colubrine snake (Tropidonotus sipedon) which lives chiefly in the water.
• WATERFURROW
  A deep furrow for conducting water from the ground, and keeping the surface soil dry.
• Branchiopod
  One of the Branchiopoda.
• Water glass
  See Soluble glass, under Glass.

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