hydraulic

(noun)

An engineering technique in which liquid is in motion and transmits energy.

Related Terms

Examples of hydraulic in the following topics:

  • River Valley Civilizations

    • Most notably, these early civilizations were all hydraulic empires.
    • A hydraulic empire (also known as hydraulic despotism, or water monopoly empire) is a social or governmental structure which maintains power through exclusive control over water access.
    • Most hydraulic empires exist in desert regions, but imperial China also had some such characteristics, due to the exacting needs of rice cultivation.
    • The only hydraulic empire to exist in Africa was under the Ajuran State near the Jubba and Shebelle Rivers in the 15th century CE.
    • Hydraulic empires were usually destroyed by foreign conquerors.

  • The Fall of the Han and the Three Kingdoms Period

    • Wei mechanical engineer, Ma Jun, invented a hydraulic-powered, mechanical puppet theatre designed for his emperor.

  • The Chimu

    • The Chimú expanded and gained power over their 500-year growth through intensive farming techniques and hydraulic works, which joined valleys to form complexes.

  • The Sultanates of Somalia

    • As an hydraulic empire, the Ajuran monopolized the water resources of the Shebelle and Jubba rivers.