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hydrostatic pressure [‚hī·drə′stad·ik ′presh·ər]

(fluid mechanics)

The pressure at a point in a fluid at rest due to the weight of the fluid above it. Also known as gravitational pressure.

The negative of the stress normal to a surface in a fluid.

hydrostatic pressure

The pressure equivalent to that exerted on a surface by a column of water of a given height.

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