1. in a manner relating to or determined by the pressure exerted by a fluid at rest
Usage: technical; physics and engineering contexts

Examples

• The submarine's hull was designed to withstand hydrostatically induced pressure at great depths.
• Water pressure increases hydrostatically as you descend deeper into the ocean.
• The dam was engineered to resist hydrostatically applied forces from the reservoir.
• Hydrostatically balanced systems are used in precision instruments to maintain equilibrium.
• The pressure gauge measures the hydrostatically distributed load across the container's walls.