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Re: Darn Those Definitions
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lugnet.robotics
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Fri, 6 Aug 1999 18:57:42 GMT
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MATTDM@stopspammersMATTDM.ORG
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Jonathan Woodward <lego-robotics@crynwr.com> wrote:
> -Obviously. However, in my dictionary (Columbia), "fluid" includes
> both gases and liquids, and "hydraulic" says "moved or operated by a
> fluid". Now, I completely agree that "hydraulic" _ought_ to mean "moved
> or operated by a liquid", but that isn't what my dictionary says. Yours
> may differ.
Merriam-Webster and OED both say that the word pertains to "water or other
liquid".
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Matthew Miller ---> mattdm@mattdm.org
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| (...) but (...) and (...) -Obviously. However, in my dictionary (Columbia), "fluid" includes both gases and liquids, and "hydraulic" says "moved or operated by a fluid". Now, I completely agree that "hydraulic" _ought_ to mean "moved or operated by (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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