HYDRAULIC PRESS Definition & Meaning

hydraulic press

noun

a machine permitting a small force applied to a small piston to produce, through fluid pressure, a large force on a large piston.

hydraulic press

noun

a press that utilizes liquid pressure to enable a small force applied to a small piston to produce a large force on a larger piston. The small piston moves through a proportionately greater distance than the larger

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of hydraulic press¹

First recorded in 1850–55

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The drugs-making process has been replicated, with barrels of chemicals, a microwave, a hydraulic press and scales - reflecting the journey from paste to final product.

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In Baja California, law enforcement busted two properties last year in the city of Tijuana and found large quantities of fentanyl pills and powder, with hydraulic presses to make tablets.

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Using a hand-crank press is strenuous work, and because the seeds are high in pectin, it can gum up the mechanics of a commercial hydraulic press.

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When the glue is heated and sticky, workers align the right size of sole beneath the boot and use a hydraulic press to push the boot, glue and sole together.

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Without intending to, Galileo had devised an elementary hydraulic press.

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