What does pressure mean?
Definitions for pressure
ˈprɛʃ ərpres·sure
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word pressure.
Princeton's WordNet
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"
pressurenoun
a force that compels
"the public brought pressure to bear on the government"
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"
imperativeness, insistence, insistency, press, pressurenoun
the state of demanding notice or attention
"the insistence of their hunger"; "the press of business matters"
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"
pressurenoun
an oppressive condition of physical or mental or social or economic distress
atmospheric pressure, air pressure, pressureverb
the pressure exerted by the atmosphere
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"
blackmail, blackjack, pressureverb
exert pressure on someone through threats
Wiktionary
pressurenoun
The amount of force that is applied over a given area divided by the size of this area.
Units
pressurenoun
A pressing; a force applied to a surface.
Apply pressure to the wound to stop the bleeding.
pressurenoun
Mental strain caused by one's own or others' expectations on one's own performance
pressureverb
To encourage or heavily exert force or influence.
Do not let anyone pressure you into buying something you do not want.
Webster Dictionary
Pressurenoun
the act of pressing, or the condition of being pressed; compression; a squeezing; a crushing; as, a pressure of the hand
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
Pressurenoun
affliction; distress; grievance
Pressurenoun
urgency; as, the pressure of business
Pressurenoun
impression; stamp; character impressed
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
Etymology: [OF., fr. L. pressura, fr. premere. See 4th Press.]
Freebase
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
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
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
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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Rank popularity for the word 'pressure' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #828
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Rank popularity for the word 'pressure' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1037
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Rank popularity for the word 'pressure' in Nouns Frequency: #280
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of pressure in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of pressure in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of pressure in a Sentence
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.
( 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.
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.
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.
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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- ال, ضغطArabic
- баҫымBashkir
- tlakCzech
- gwasgeddWelsh
- DruckGerman
- πίεσηGreek
- premoEsperanto
- presiónSpanish
- presioBasque
- فشارPersian
- stressi, paineFinnish
- pressionFrench
- èiginnScottish Gaelic
- presiónGalician
- nyomás, levegőnyomásHungarian
- ճնշումArmenian
- pressionInterlingua
- tekananIndonesian
- pressioneItalian
- 圧力Japanese
- 壓力, 압력Korean
- pressiō, pressūraLatin
- spiediensLatvian
- pēhangaMāori
- пресија, притисокMacedonian
- tekananMalay
- trykkNorwegian
- drukDutch
- trykkNorwegian Nynorsk
- nacisk, ciśnieniePolish
- pressãoPortuguese
- presiuneRomanian
- давлениеRussian
- pritiskSlovene
- tryckSwedish
- పీడనం, ఒత్తిడిTelugu
- ความดันThai
- basınçTurkish
- 压力Chinese
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