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Hydraulic vs Headloss - What's the difference?

hydraulic | headloss |

As an adjective hydraulic

is pertaining to water.

As a noun headloss is

the difference in pressure between points in a hydraulic system of piping as a result of friction, elevation change etc.

hydraulic

English

Alternative forms

* hydraulick (obsolete)

Adjective

(-)
  • Pertaining to water
    • I know not why this entrance is left so neglected, as we are not in want of able engineers in France, in the hydraulic branch, a part of the mathematics to which I have most applyed myself. — M. Le Page Du Pratz, History of Louisisana (PG), p. 47
  • Related to hydraulics

    • Derived terms

    *

    headloss

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The difference in pressure between points in a hydraulic system of piping as a result of friction, elevation change etc.
  • * The headloss in a 16" pipe is 2 feet, but in a 20" pipe, it is just 1.2 feet.