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Hydraulic vs Hydrological - What's the difference?

hydraulic | hydrological |

As adjectives the difference between hydraulic and hydrological

is that hydraulic is pertaining to water while hydrological is of or pertaining to hydrology.

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

    *

    hydrological

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of or pertaining to hydrology.

    • Synonyms

    * hydrologic