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HYDROSTATICS (Gr. iibwp, water, and the root Ora-, to cause to stand)

HYDROSTATICS (Gr. iibwp, See also:
WATER
water, and the See also:
ROOT (late O.E. rot, adopted from Scand., cf. Norw. and Swed. rot, Dan. rod; the true O.E. word was wyrt, plant, represented in Ger. Wurz or Wurzel; the ultimate root is the same in both words, and is seen in Lat. radix)
ROOT, ELIHU (1845– )
root Ora-, to cause to stand) , the See also:

BRANCH (from the Fr. branche, late Lat. branca, an animal's paw)

branch of See also:

HYDROMECHANICS (Gr. ubpops avuca)

hydromechanics which discusses the See also:

EQUILIBRIUM (from the Lat. aequus, equal, and libra, a balance)

equilibrium of fluids (see HYDROMECHANICS) .

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