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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa122.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hydrostatics\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hydrostatics\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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[Citation](https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/hydrostatics#citations)\n  - [Medical](https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/hydrostatics#medicalDictionary)\n  - [More from M-W](https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/hydrostatics#more-from-mw)\n\n- Save Word ![](https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dist-cross-dungarees\/2026-04-07--19-04-21-yjnin\/images\/svg\/redesign\/save-word-flag-icon.svg)\n  - To save this word, you'll need to log in.\n    [Log In](https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/login)\n\n# hydrostatics\n## [noun](https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/noun)\n\nhy·dro·stat·ics\n\n[ˌhī-drə-ˈsta-tiks](https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/hydrostatics?pronunciation&lang=en_us&dir=h&file=hydros09 \"How to pronounce hydrostatics (audio)\")\n\nplural in form but singular in construction\n\n**:** a branch of physics that deals with the characteristics of fluids at rest and especially with the pressure in a fluid or exerted by a fluid on an immersed body\n\ncompare [hydrodynamics](https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/hydrodynamics)\n\n## Word History\nFirst Known Use\n\n1660, in the meaning defined [above](https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/hydrostatics#h1)\n\nTime Traveler\n\nThe first known use of *hydrostatics* was in 1660\n\n[See more words from the same year](https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/time-traveler\/1660?src=defrecirc-timetraveler-etycard)\n\n## Rhymes for *hydrostatics*\n- [acrobatics](https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/acrobatics)\n- [aromatics](https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/aromatics)\n- [automatics](https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/automatics)\n- [informatics](https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/informatics)\n- [kinematics](https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/kinematics)\n- [mathematics](https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/mathematics)\n- [numismatics](https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/numismatics)\n- [problematics](https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/problematics)\n- [systematics](https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/systematics)\n- [telematics](https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/telematics)\n- [attics](https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/attics)\n- [mattocks](https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/mattocks)\n\n[See All Rhymes for *hydrostatics*](https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/rhymes\/perfect\/hydrostatics)\n\n## Browse Nearby Words\n[hydrostatic pressure](https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/hydrostatic%20pressure)\n\nhydrostatics\n\n[hydrostome](https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/hydrostome)\n\n[See all Nearby Words](https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/browse\/dictionary\/h\/42)\n\n## Cite this Entry\nStyle\n\n“Hydrostatics.” *Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary*, Merriam-Webster, https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/hydrostatics. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.\n\n[![](https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dist-cross-dungarees\/2026-04-07--19-04-21-yjnin\/images\/svg\/redesign\/copy-icon.svg)Copy Citation](https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/hydrostatics)\n\n## Medical Definition\nhydrostatics\n\nnoun, plural in form but singular in construction\n\nhy·dro·stat·ics\n\n[\\-iks](https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/hydrostatics?pronunciation&lang=en_us&dir=h&file=hydros09 \"How to pronounce hydrostatics (audio)\")\n\n**:** a branch of physics that deals with the characteristics of fluids at rest and especially with the pressure in a fluid or exerted by a fluid on an immersed body\n\ncompare [hydrodynamics](https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/hydrodynamics#medicalDictionary)\n\n## More from Merriam-Webster on *hydrostatics*\nBritannica.com: [Encyclopedia article about *hydrostatics*](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/EBchecked\/topic\/279057\/hydrostatics)\n\nLove words? 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Boilerpipe Text	plural in form but singular in construction : a branch of physics that deals with the characteristics of fluids at rest and especially with the pressure in a fluid or exerted by a fluid on an immersed body compare hydrodynamics Word History First Known Use 1660, in the meaning defined above Time Traveler The first known use of hydrostatics was in 1660 Browse Nearby Words Cite this Entry Style “Hydrostatics.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary , Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hydrostatics. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026. More from Merriam-Webster on hydrostatics Love words? Need even more definitions? Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free! Merriam-Webster unabridged More from Merriam-Webster Top Lookups
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[Log In](https://www.merriam-webster.com/login) # hydrostatics ## [noun](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/noun) hy·dro·stat·ics [ˌhī-drə-ˈsta-tiks](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hydrostatics?pronunciation&lang=en_us&dir=h&file=hydros09 "How to pronounce hydrostatics (audio)") plural in form but singular in construction : a branch of physics that deals with the characteristics of fluids at rest and especially with the pressure in a fluid or exerted by a fluid on an immersed body compare [hydrodynamics](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hydrodynamics) ## Word History First Known Use 1660, in the meaning defined [above](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hydrostatics#h1) Time Traveler The first known use of hydrostatics was in 1660 [See more words from the same year](https://www.merriam-webster.com/time-traveler/1660?src=defrecirc-timetraveler-etycard) ## Rhymes for hydrostatics - [acrobatics](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acrobatics) - [aromatics](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aromatics) - [automatics](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/automatics) - [informatics](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/informatics) - [kinematics](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kinematics) - [mathematics](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mathematics) - [numismatics](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/numismatics) - [problematics](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/problematics) - [systematics](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/systematics) - [telematics](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/telematics) - [attics](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/attics) - [mattocks](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mattocks) [See All Rhymes for hydrostatics](https://www.merriam-webster.com/rhymes/perfect/hydrostatics) ## Browse Nearby Words [hydrostatic pressure](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hydrostatic%20pressure) hydrostatics [hydrostome](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hydrostome) [See all Nearby Words](https://www.merriam-webster.com/browse/dictionary/h/42) ## Cite this Entry Style “Hydrostatics.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hydrostatics. 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Readable Markdown	plural in form but singular in construction : a branch of physics that deals with the characteristics of fluids at rest and especially with the pressure in a fluid or exerted by a fluid on an immersed body compare [hydrodynamics](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hydrodynamics) Word History First Known Use 1660, in the meaning defined [above](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hydrostatics#h1) Time Traveler The first known use of hydrostatics was in 1660 Browse Nearby Words Cite this Entry Style “Hydrostatics.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hydrostatics. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026. More from Merriam-Webster on hydrostatics Love words? Need even more definitions? Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free\! [Merriam-Webster unabridged](https://unabridged.merriam-webster.com/check-redirect-premium?utm_source=mw&utm_medium=inline-def&utm_campaign=evergreen&headword=hydrostatics) More from Merriam-Webster Top Lookups
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