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1. (n.) pressure
the exertion of force upon a surface by an object, fluid, etc., in contact with it.
2. pressure
Physics. force per unit area.
3. pressure
the state of being pressed or compressed.
4. pressure
harassment; oppression; stress:
the pressures of daily life.
5. pressure
a constraining or compelling force or influence:
social pressures.
6. pressure
urgency, as of affairs or business:
He works well under pressure.
7. (v.t.) pressure
to force toward a particular end by exerting a constraining or compelling influence; coerce:
They pressured him into accepting.
8. pressure
to pressurize.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME (n.) < L pressūra. See press1, -ure)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) pressure, pressure level, force per unit area
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"
2. (noun) pressure
a force that compels
"the public brought pressure to bear on the government"
3. (noun) press, pressure, pressing
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"
4. (noun) imperativeness, insistence, insistency, press, pressure
the state of demanding notice or attention
"the insistence of their hunger"; "the press of business matters"
5. (noun) pressure, pressure sensation
the somatic sensation that results from applying force to an area of skin
"the sensitivity of his skin to pressure and temperature was normal"
6. (noun) pressure
an oppressive condition of physical or mental or social or economic distress
7. (verb) atmospheric pressure, air pressure, pressure
the pressure exerted by the atmosphere
8. (verb) coerce, hale, squeeze, pressure, force
to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"
"He squeezed her for information"
9. (verb) blackmail, blackjack, pressure
exert pressure on someone through threats
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1. (noun) pressure
repeated demands or attempts to persuade
diplomats putting pressure on the government's leaders
2. pressure
under pressure
dealing with pressure
Employees are under a lot of pressure to work quickly.
3. pressure
the feeling produced by too much work or worry
the pressures of her job
4. pressure
under pressure
dealing with pressure
Do you perform well under pressure?
5. pressure
the force of one thing pushing on another
Put pressure on the wound to stop the bleeding.
6. pressure
the force that liquid or gas produces
Pressure builds up in the pipes.; Check your tire pressure.
7. (verb) pressure
to demand or try to persuade
The group is pressuring the city to reopen the case.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) PRESSURE
the act of pressing, or the condition of being pressed; compression; a squeezing; a crushing; as, a pressure of the hand
2. (noun) PRESSURE
a contrasting force or impulse of any kind; as, the pressure of poverty; the pressure of taxes; the pressure of motives on the mind; the pressure of civilization
3. (noun) PRESSURE
affliction; distress; grievance
4. (noun) PRESSURE
urgency; as, the pressure of business
5. (noun) PRESSURE
impression; stamp; character impressed
6. (noun) PRESSURE
the action of a force against some obstacle or opposing force; a force in the nature of a thrust, distributed over a surface, often estimated with reference to the upon a unit's area
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. PRESSURE
A type of stress exerted uniformly in all directions. Its measure is the force exerted per unit area. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed)
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The Standard Electrical Dictionary |
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1. PRESSURE
Force or stress exerted directly against any surface. Its dimensions are force/area or ((M*L)/(T^2)) / (L^2) = M/(L* (T^2)).
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Sense: (the amount of force exerted by) the action of pressing
to apply pressure to a cut to stop bleeding; A barometer measures atmospheric pressure.
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 Afrikaans: druk |
 Arabic: ضَغْط |
 Bulgarian: налягане |
 Brazilian: pressão |
 Czech: tlak |
 German: der Druck |
 Danish: tryk |
 Greek: πίεση |
 Spanish: presión |
 Estonian: vajutus, rõhk |
 Farsi: فشار |
 Finnish: paine |
 French: pression |
 Hebrew: לַחָץ |
 Hindi: दाब |
 Croatian: tlak |
 Hungarian: nyomás |
 Indonesian: tekanan |
 Icelandic: þrÿstingur |
 Italian: pressione |
 Japanese: 圧力 |
 Korean: 압력 |
 Lithuanian: spaudimas, slėgis |
 Latvian: spiediens |
 Malay: tekanan |
 Dutch: druk |
 Norwegian: trykk, press |
 Polish: ucisk, ciśnienie |
 Persian: فشار |
 Pashto: فشار |
 Portuguese: pressão |
 Romanian: presiune |
 Russian: давление |
 Slovak: tlak |
 Slovenian: pritisk |
 Serbian: pritisak |
 Swedish: tryck |
 Thai: การกด |
 Turkish: basınç, baskı |
 Taiwanese: 壓力 |
 Ukrainian: стискання; тиск |
 Urdu: دباؤ |
 Vietnamese: lực; áp suất |
 Chinese: 压力 |
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