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Term Definition
Hydraulic Cement. A type of portland cement that will harden or set under water.  
Hydraulic Elevator. A lifting device powered by pressured fluid.  
Hydraulic Excavator. A digging machine powered by pressured fluid.  
Hydraulic Gradient. The slope of the surface of open or underground water.  
Hydraulic Institute (HI). 9 Sylvan Way, Parsnippany, New Jersey 07054, (201) 267-7772.  
Hydraulic Lift. An elevating device powered by pressured fluid.  
Hydraulic Spraying. (See Airless) Spraying by hydraulic pressure.  
Hydraulic. Of a mechanism operated, moved, or effected by use of water pressure.  
Hydraulics. 1. The science of the conveyance of liquids through pipes. 2. The branch of physics having to do with the mechanical properties of water and other liquids in motion.  
Hydrocarbon Resins. Obtained by catalytic polymerization of petroleum fractions.  
Hydrocarbon. An organic compound containing only carbon and hydrogen; fuels such as natural gas, gasoline, and coal contain hydrocarbons.  
Hydrochloric Acid. A solution of the colorless gas hydrogen chloride that is a strong corrosive irritating acid, used in dilute form for cleaning portland cement paste from brick or stone work.  
Hydrofluoric Acid. An aqueous solution of hydrogen fluoride that is a weak poisonous acid that attacks silica and silicates, used for finishing and etching glass.  
Hydrojet Booster Pump System. A system whereby one or more hydrojets are activated by the use of a pump which is completely independent of the filtration and heating system of the spa.  
Hydrojet. A fitting which blends air and water creating a high velocity, turbulent stream of air enriched water.  
Hydrology. The science of the properties of the earths water, on the surface, subsurface, and atmospheric, and its movement in relation to land.  
Hydrometer. A device for measuring the density of liquids.  
Hydronic Heating System. A system that circulates heated water through convectors to heat a building or space.  
Hydronic. Heating system which circulates a heated fluid, usually water, through baseboard coils by means of a circulating pump which is controlled by a thermostat.  
Hydronics. systems of heating or cooling that involve transfer of heat by a circulating fluid, as water or vapor, in a closed system of pipes.  
Hydrophilic. Having an affinity for water; capable of uniting with or dissolving in water.  
Hydrophobic. Having antagonism for water; not capable of uniting or mixing with water.  
Hydroponics. The process of growing plants in sand, gravel, or liquid, without soil and with added nutrients.  
Hydrostatic Pressure. Pressure exerted by standing water.  
Hydrostatic Relief Valve. A valve installed in the main drain of the swimming pool, sometimes in other areas as well; when the pool is full, the valve is closed; when pool is empty, it is opened to allow ground water to flow into the pool; this prevents the pool from floating, which happens if ground water pressure builds up.  
Hydrous. Containing water.  
Hygrometer. An instrument, consisting of a dry bulb thermometer and a wet bulb thermometer, for measuring the humidity of the atmosphere or of a gas; also called a Wet and Dry Bulb Hygrometer or a Psychrometer.  
Hygroscopic. 1. Tendency to absorb water. 2. Ability of a substance to absorb and release moisture and change physical dimensions as its moisture content changes. 3. A synthetic rubber (chlorosulfonated polyethylene) often used with neoprene in elastomeric roof coverings; Hypalon is a registered trademarked name of E.I. du Pont Co.  
Hyperbolic Paraboloid Shell. A concrete roof structure with a saddle shape.  
Hyperbolic Paraboloid. Double curved surface which can be generated by sliding a straight line along two other lines which are skew to each other but lie in parallel planes.  

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