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CIDE DICTIONARY

sterhydraulic, a. [Stereo- + hydraulic.].

Pertaining to, or designating, a kind of hydraulic press; resembling such a press in action or principle. [1913 Webster]

Sterhydraulic press, an hydraulic press producing pressure or motion by the introduction of a solid substance (as a long rod, or a cord wound on a roller) into a cylinder previously filled with a liquid.