'Hydrostat' definitions:
Definition of 'Hydrostat'
From: GCIDE
- Hydrostat \Hy"dro*stat\, n.
- 1. A contrivance or apparatus to prevent the explosion of steam boilers.
- 2. A device, usually electrical, for indicating or regulating the height of water in a reservoir or receptacle. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Hydrostatic