sterhydraulic

[Greek stereos =solid, and English hydraulic.] A term applied to a pre in which a powerful hydrostatic pre ure is obtained by introducing, by a steady, uninterrupted movement, a solid substance into the cylinder of a hy draulic pre already filled with liquid. stě-rig-ma ( pl. stě-rig-ma-ta), s. pl. [Greek stērigma =a support, a foundation, a prop.] Botany (pl.): 1. Filiform or pointed protuberances on special cells which develop into spores in fungals, the filaments forming the pedicels of the spermatia in fun gals. ( Tulasne.)