hydrolock
English edit
Etymology edit
Blend of hydrostatic + lock
Noun edit
hydrolock (plural hydrolocks)
- Abbreviation of hydrostatic lock. (a condition affecting a compression device that compresses gases, having been infiltrated by an unsustainable amount of incompressible liquid, or, being unable to further compress gases, locking the device in place)
Derived terms edit
- hydrolocked (adj.) (having the condition)
Verb edit
hydrolock (third-person singular simple present hydrolocks, present participle hydrolocking, simple past and past participle hydrolocked)
- Abbreviation of hydrostatic lock. (to enter a hydrolock)
Derived terms edit
- hydrolocking (n.) (the action of hydrolock)