adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
hygrostathmicus
hygrostathmicus (feminine hygrostathmica, neuter hygrostathmicum)
Classical[hy.ɡrɔsˈtatʰ.mɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[i.ɡrosˈtat.mi.kus]
Meaning
- adjectivehygrostatic, relating to the balance of liquids.
1716, Jakob Hermann, Phoromia, Liber II, no. 296
The preceding corollary contains the basis for various little hygrostatic machines by which specific gravities of various liquids are usually investigated.
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | hygrostathmicus | hygrostathmica | hygrostathmicum |
| genitive | hygrostathmicī | hygrostathmicae | hygrostathmicī |
| dative | hygrostathmicō | hygrostathmicae | hygrostathmicō |
| accusative | hygrostathmicum | hygrostathmicam | hygrostathmicum |
| ablative | hygrostathmicō | hygrostathmicā | hygrostathmicō |
| vocative | hygrostathmice | hygrostathmica | hygrostathmicum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | hygrostathmicī | hygrostathmicae | hygrostathmica |
| genitive | hygrostathmicōrum | hygrostathmicārum | hygrostathmicōrum |
| dative | hygrostathmicīs | hygrostathmicīs | hygrostathmicīs |
| accusative | hygrostathmicōs | hygrostathmicās | hygrostathmica |
| ablative | hygrostathmicīs | hygrostathmicīs | hygrostathmicīs |
| vocative | hygrostathmicī | hygrostathmicae | hygrostathmica |
Origins
From the Ancient Greek ὑγρός (hugrós, “wet”, “moist”) + stathmica (the laws of balance).