hydraulic press

noun

1. a machine permitting a small force applied to a small piston to produce, through fluid pressure, a large force on a large piston.

hydraulic press

noun

1. a press that utilizes liquid pressure to enable a small force applied to a small piston to produce a large force on a larger piston. The small piston moves through a proportionately greater distance than the larger

Word History and Origins

Origin of hydraulic press¹

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

At Sunderland, the bridge is first lifted by a hydraulic press so as to clear the roadway behind, and is then rolled back.

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His whole frame had sensations as if pressed to its utmost tension by some expanding power, as by some great hydraulic press.

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The pieces thus acquire a certain amount of finish which is, however, not comparable with that produced in the hydraulic press.

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A type of the hydraulic press is presented by the chest cavity and the larynx, considered as one apparatus.

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The kernel is then put through a hydraulic press, which squeezes the cotton-seed oil from it and leaves the “meal.”

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