a. [ad. F. stérhydraulique, irreg. f. Gr. στερεός solid + F. hydraulique HYDRAULIC.] Applied to a form of hydraulic press in which pressure is generated by displacement of the contained liquid by a solid body, as a rod, screw, or rope, introduced with a continuous movement through a packed opening.
1866. Mechanics’ Mag., 4 May, 279/2. The Sterhydraulic Press … is the name given to the new hydraulic press, invented by MM. Desgoffe and Olivier, civil engineers.
1875. Knight, Dict. Mech., 2382.
