Sterhydraulic \Ster`hy*drau"lic\, 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. [1913 Webster]