pressure -
the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit); "the compressed gas exerts an increased pressure"
physical phenomenon a natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy
blood pressure the pressure of the circulating blood against the walls of the blood vessels; results from the systole of the left ventricle of the heart; sometimes measured for a quick evaluation of a person's health; "adult blood pressure is considered normal at 120/80 where the first number is the systolic pressure and the second is the diastolic pressure"
head a single domestic animal; "200 head of cattle"
hydrostatic head the pressure at a given point in a liquid measured in terms of the vertical height of a column of the liquid needed to produce the same pressure
intraocular pressure,
iop pressure exerted by the fluids inside the eyeball; regulated by resistance to the outward flow of aqueous humor; "glaucoma can result from increased intraocular pressure"
oil pressure pressure that keeps oil on the moving parts of an internal-combustion engine
osmotic pressure (physical chemistry) the pressure exerted by a solution necessary to prevent osmosis into that solution when it is separated from the pure solvent by a semipermeable membrane
suction a force over an area produced by a pressure difference
pressure -
a force that compels; "the public brought pressure to bear on the government"
force physical energy or intensity; "he hit with all the force he could muster"; "it was destroyed by the strength of the gale"; "a government has not the vitality and forcefulness of a living man"
pressure -
the somatic sensation that results from applying force to an area of skin; "the sensitivity of his skin to pressure and temperature was normal"
pressure -
an oppressive condition of physical or mental or social or economic distress
pressure -
the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure; "he gave the button a press"; "he used pressure to stop the bleeding"; "at the pressing of a button"
Pressure is the force per unit area applied in a direction perpendicular to the surface of an object. Gauge pressure is the pressure relative to the local atmospheric or ambient pressure.
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pressure A type of stress which is exerted uniformly in all directions; its measure is the force exerted per unit area.
pressure To exert violence, or constraint upon or against a person in order to obtain something by physical, moral or intellectual means.
