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He is to be credited with the explanation of the so-called hydrostatic paradox.    From Wordnik.com.  [A History of Science: in Five Volumes. Volume II: The Beginnings of Modern Science] Reference

The matrix , referred to as the hydrostatic matrix, represents the discrete approximation to the hydrostatic integral and is left unspecified for now.    From Wordnik.com.  [Solar Proxies « Climate Audit] Reference

The familiar experiment called the hydrostatic paradox, in which a capillary column of water balances the ocean, is a symbol of the relation of one man to the whole family of men.    From Wordnik.com.  [Essays — Second Series] Reference

The barrel was then subjected to a heavy internal hydrostatic pressure.    From Wordnik.com.  [Scientific American Supplement, No. 441, June 14, 1884.] Reference

The right-hand barrel was then subjected to internal hydrostatic pressure.    From Wordnik.com.  [Scientific American Supplement, No. 441, June 14, 1884.] Reference

In this way a hydrostatic head of 125 feet is obtained at the power house.    From Wordnik.com.  [Marvels of Modern Science] Reference

For this reason the process of hydrostatic weighing is a somewhat laborious one.    From Wordnik.com.  [Scientific American Supplement, No. 1082, September 26, 1896] Reference

Horizontal tanks are compact; sludge is removed from them under hydrostatic head.    From Wordnik.com.  [8. Water treatment] Reference

The length of time the juice is in the coil is controlled by hydrostatic pressure.    From Wordnik.com.  [10: Food science] Reference

The foot-operated, hydrostatic transmission is what we expected at that price level.    From Wordnik.com.  [First Look: Snapper's NTX2346 lawn tractor] Reference

This HT-340 experimental gasoline turbine tractor operates with a hydrostatic transmission.    From Wordnik.com.  [Agricultural Implements and Machines in the Collection of the National Museum of History and Technology Smithsonian Studies in History and Technology, No. 17] Reference

Few of these objections apply, however, when the hydrostatic test, modified by pressure, is employed.    From Wordnik.com.  [Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology] Reference

For the procedure on how to estimate earth force and hydrostatic forces, please refer to chapter 10.1.4.    From Wordnik.com.  [5. Biogas technique] Reference

He determined hydrostatic principles governing floating bodies, which are still applied to swimming today.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archimedes] Reference

The air pressure in the working chamber was usually much less than the hydrostatic head outside the caisson.    From Wordnik.com.  [Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910 The New York Tunnel Extension of the Pennsylvania Railroad. The East River Tunnels. Paper No. 1159] Reference

For filter lengths greater than 20 m, the design becomes more complicated because of the hydrostatic pressure.    From Wordnik.com.  [3. Technologies] Reference

In-depth forces, h (e, w) pW = wW · hw pW = hydrostatic pressure at depth hw (m) wW = specific weight of water.    From Wordnik.com.  [10. Appendix] Reference

This process is known as "hydrostatic weighing," and can be applied to any stone, except such as are very small.    From Wordnik.com.  [Scientific American Supplement, No. 1082, September 26, 1896] Reference

Tunnels, pressures were tested in the silt, some of which showed that the silt exerted full hydrostatic pressure.    From Wordnik.com.  [Pressure, Resistance, and Stability of Earth American Society of Civil Engineers: Transactions, Paper No. 1174, Volume LXX, December 1910] Reference

· If using cement-bound masonry, include weep holes to drain water from behind the wall and reduce hydrostatic pressure.    From Wordnik.com.  [2.1 Retaining walls] Reference

If the boat sinks, a hydrostatic sensor automatically releases the life raft from the canister and causes the raft to inflate.    From Wordnik.com.  [Timeline for Tenacious Trip to Southeast Farallon Island on January 28, 2007] Reference

Furthermore, two simple principles are taught by physics: Fluids are incompressible and they seek the lowest hydrostatic level.    From Wordnik.com.  [Glaucoma A Symposium Presented at a Meeting of the Chicago Ophthalmological Society, November 17, 1913] Reference

Agamemnon, of ninety guns, the propeller is raised by a hydrostatic pump, -- a neat arrangement, but liable to get out of order.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 29, March, 1860] Reference

· If using concrete-bound masonry, include weep holes to drain water from behind the check dam and reduce hydrostatic pressure.    From Wordnik.com.  [2.1 Retaining walls] Reference

Structural failure of a lining may also be caused by hydrostatic back-pressure on the lining when a canal is drawn down or emptied.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 13] Reference

Water proofing/resistance to water penetration by paraffin wax emulsion and aluminium acetate to withstand 20 - 30 cm hydrostatic head.    From Wordnik.com.  [18. Supplies and Transport] Reference

Some machines have more forward speeds or even a continuously variable hydrostatic drive but as we found in past tests, neither is a real plus.    From Wordnik.com.  [Q&A: Which type of snow blower should I buy?] Reference

Thus, as the oil is gradually used the pressure of the water in the other leg of the hydrostatic balance raises the level of the remaining portion.    From Wordnik.com.  [Scientific American Supplement, No. 481, March 21, 1885] Reference

The horizontal or lateral movement is toward the seas and adjacent water courses, and is determined by hydrostatic laws and topographical relations.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Home Medical Library, Volume V (of VI)] Reference

This again shows that while full hydrostatic pressure is required to hold back the water, the pressure of the earth is in a measure independent of it.    From Wordnik.com.  [Pressure, Resistance, and Stability of Earth American Society of Civil Engineers: Transactions, Paper No. 1174, Volume LXX, December 1910] Reference

The air pressure was always about equal to the hydrostatic head at the middle of the shield, so that the face in the upper and middle pockets was dry.    From Wordnik.com.  [Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910 The New York Tunnel Extension of the Pennsylvania Railroad. The East River Tunnels. Paper No. 1159] Reference

At the seafloor, the well should have no more than 2,200 psi on it, and conceivable less, if the hydrostatic of the mud in the closed well had overcome reservoir pressure.    From Wordnik.com.  [Robert L. Cavnar: Adm. Allen Confused -- So, Now, Everybody Else Is, Too] Reference