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hydraulic press

/haɪˌdrɔlɪk prɛs/
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Other forms: hydraulic presses

Definitions of hydraulic press
  1. noun
    press in which a force applied by a piston to a small area is transmitted through water to another piston having a large area
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    type of:
    mechanical press, press
    any machine that exerts pressure to form or shape or cut materials or extract liquids or compress solids
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