Definitions for pressure
ˈprɛʃ ərpres·sure

Princeton's WordNet(4.30 / 10 votes)Rate this definition:

1. pressure, pressure level, force per unit areanoun

   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. pressurenoun

   a force that compels

   "the public brought pressure to bear on the government"

3. press, pressure, pressingnoun

   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. imperativeness, insistence, insistency, press, pressurenoun

   the state of demanding notice or attention

   "the insistence of their hunger"; "the press of business matters"

5. pressure, pressure sensationnoun

   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. pressurenoun

   an oppressive condition of physical or mental or social or economic distress

7. atmospheric pressure, air pressure, pressureverb

   the pressure exerted by the atmosphere

8. coerce, hale, squeeze, pressure, forceverb

   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. blackmail, blackjack, pressureverb

   exert pressure on someone through threats

Wiktionary(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. pressurenoun

   The amount of force that is applied over a given area divided by the size of this area.

   Units

2. pressurenoun

   A pressing; a force applied to a surface.

   Apply pressure to the wound to stop the bleeding.

3. pressurenoun

   Mental strain caused by one's own or others' expectations on one's own performance

4. pressureverb

   To encourage or heavily exert force or influence.

   Do not let anyone pressure you into buying something you do not want.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Pressurenoun

   the act of pressing, or the condition of being pressed; compression; a squeezing; a crushing; as, a pressure of the hand

2. Pressurenoun

   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. Pressurenoun

   affliction; distress; grievance

4. Pressurenoun

   urgency; as, the pressure of business

5. Pressurenoun

   impression; stamp; character impressed

6. Pressurenoun

   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

7. Etymology: [OF., fr. L. pressura, fr. premere. See 4th Press.]

Freebase(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Pressure

   Pressure is the ratio of force to the area over which that force is distributed. Pressure is 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. Pressure is measured in any unit of force divided by any unit of area. The SI unit of pressure is which is called the pascal after the seventeenth-century philosopher and scientist Blaise Pascal. A pressure of 1 Pa is small; it approximately equals the pressure exerted by a dollar bill resting flat on a table. Everyday pressures are often stated in kilopascals.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Pressure

   presh′ūr, n. act of pressing or squeezing: the state of being pressed: impulse: constraining force or influence: that which presses or afflicts: difficulties: urgency: strong demand: (physics) the action of force on something resisting it.—Centre of pressure (see Centre). [O. Fr.,—L. pressura—premĕre, to press.]

U.S. National Library of Medicine(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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)

The Standard Electrical Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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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Matched Categories

1. • Distress
   • Force
   • Push
   • Somatic Sensation

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'pressure' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #828

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'pressure' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1037

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'pressure' in Nouns Frequency: #280

Anagrams for pressure »

1. perusers

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of pressure in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of pressure in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of pressure in a Sentence

1. Franklin Nieves:

   Those of you who know me know the anguish that I went through, how I didn't sleep ... the pain and the pressure that I felt by continuing with a farce.

2. Jonathan Panikoff:

   ( doesn't) seem to have a strategic plan right now to end the Iranian nuclear weapons development, it's hoping that through a series of tactical actions it can keep the pressure on and continuously delay Iranian progress.

3. James Steyer:

   We urge the FTC to keep the pressure up by imposing fines with real monetary teeth and requiring meaningful structural change from these platforms, we also encourage Congress to update our privacy laws to reflect the digital world our kids are living in. Until platforms are forced to pay stiff penalties and commit to real changes they will not properly serve their kids and family audiences.

4. Brandon Nelson:

   I was in the trauma room for maybe 20 minutes when a 28-year-old man was wheeled in with a head injury, he had also been riding a Bird scooter and had a brain bleed, so they were taking him up to emergency surgery to relieve the pressure in his head.

5. Paul George:

   He’s just explosive. He’s so good and so fast, he made it tough for us, he put a lot of pressure on us.

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