Look up: Pressure

1. pressure
   [n] - an oppressive condition of physical or mental or social or economic distress 2. [n] - the force applied to a unit area of surface 3. [n] - the somatic sensation of pressure 4. [n] - a force that compels
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2. Pressure
   Force acting on a given surface. I.e. force divided by area, see PSI.
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3. Pressure
   is the amount of force or load applied to a unit area; Force divided by Area = Pressure; the SI unit for pressure is the Pascal (Pa) which is derived from Kilogram per Metre Squared (kg/m2).
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4. pressure
   the force that a fluid (liquid or gas) exerts uniformly in all directions within a vessel, pipe, hole in the ground, and so forth, such as that exerted against the inner wall of a tank or that exerted on the bottom of the wellbore by a fluid. Pressure is expressed in terms of force exerted per unit of area, as pounds per square inch, or in kilopascals.
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5. Pressure
   Pressure is defined as the force exerted per unit area. The SI unit of pressure is the pascal or newton per square metre.Pressure is a similar idea to stress, the force intensity at a point, except that pressure means something acting on the surface of an object rather than within the material of th...
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6. pressure
   (P) Force per unit area. The SI unit of pressure is the pascal, defined as one newton per square meter. Other common pressure units are the atmosphere, the bar, and the Torr.
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7. Pressure
   The force per unit area.
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8. Pressure
   Force per unit area.
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9. pressure
   Force per unit area.
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10. pressure
    type of stress,characterised by its uniformity in all directions Category: Chemistry
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11. Pressure
    Pres'sure noun [ Old French , from Latin pressura , from premere . See 4th Press .] 1. The act of pressing, or the condition of being pressed; compression; a squeezing; a crushing; as, a pressure of the hand. 2.<...
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12. Pressure
    Pres'sure noun Electro-motive force.
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13. pressure
    1. The act of pressing, or the condition of being pressed; compression; a squeezing; a crushing; as, a pressure of the hand. ... 2. 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. 'Wher...
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14. pressure
    pressure sensation noun the somatic sensation that results from applying force to an area of skin; `the sensitivity of his skin to pressure and temperature was normal`
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15. pressure
    noun a force that compels; `the public brought pressure to bear on the government`
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16. pressure
    pressure level noun 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`
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17. pressure
    (P) (presh´әr) force per unit area.
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18. Pressure
    • (n.) Electro-motive force. • (n.) The act of pressing, or the condition of being pressed; compression; a squeezing; a crushing; as, a pressure of the hand. • (n.) Affliction; distress; grievance. • (n.) The action of a force against some obstacle or opposing force; a force in t...
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19. pressure
    in the physical sciences, the perpendicular force per unit area, or the stress at a point within a confined fluid. The pressure exerted on a floor by ... [35 related articles]
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20. pressure
    The amount of force applied upon an object. Pressure is calculated by dividing force by an area.
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21. Pressure
    The force exerted per unit area. The units are pounds per square inch absolute (psia), pounds per sq inch differential (psid), or pounds per sq inch gage (psig). see Atmosphere.
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22. Pressure
    A type of stress characterized by uniformity in all directions. In dynamics, it is that part of the stress tensor that is independent of viscosity and depends only upon the molecular motion appropriate to the local temperature and density. It is the negative of the mean of the three normal stresses,...
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23. Pressure
    Is defined as the force acting on a surface from another mass per unit area.
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24. Pressure
    Measure of unit of force per unit area exerted by combustion products during rocket motor operation, or in a propellant or pressurant tank.
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25. PRESSURE
    The force per unit area exerted by the weight of the atmosphere above a point on or above the earth's surface. Related terms: atmospheric pressure and barometric pressure
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