different between hydraulic vs slickens

English

Alternative forms

• hydraulick (obsolete)

Etymology

From French hydraulique, from Latin hydraulicus, from Ancient Greek ?????????? (hudraulikós, “of a water organ”), from ???????? (húdraulis, “water organ”), from ???? (húd?r, “water”) +? ????? (aulós, “pipe”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ha??d??l?k/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ha??d???l?k/

Adjective

hydraulic (not comparable)

1. Pertaining to water. [from early 17th c.]
   • M. Le Page Du Pratz, History of Louisiana (PG), p. 47

2. Related to, or operated by, hydraulics.

Derived terms

• diesel-hydraulic
• hygraulic
• hydraulic organ

Translations

Verb

hydraulic (third-person singular simple present hydraulics, present participle hydraulicking, simple past and past participle hydraulicked)

1. (transitive) To mine using the technique of hydraulic mining.

References

English

Etymology 1

Verb

slickens

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of slicken

Etymology 2

Compare slick (noun).

Noun

slickens (uncountable)

1. (US, dialect) The pulverised matter from a quartz mill.
2. (US, dialect, mining) The lighter soil of hydraulic mines.

Anagrams

• Nickless, snickles