Definition of pressures Pressures
/pɹɛˈʃɚz/ - [presherz] -
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Wiktionary 
- pressures (Noun)
Plural of pressure.
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| 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" | ||
| pressure level, force per unit area | ||
| 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" | ||
| gas pressure the pressure exerted by a gas | ||
| 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 | ||
| corpuscular-radiation pressure, radiation pressure the minute pressure exerted on a surface normal to the direction of propagation of a wave | ||
| instantaneous sound pressure, sound pressure the difference between the instantaneous pressure at a point in a sound field and the average pressure at that point | ||
| 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 sensation | ||
| 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" | ||
| press, pressing | ||
| pushing, push the act of applying force in order to move something away; "he gave the door a hard push"; "the pushing is good exercise" | ||
| impression the act of pressing one thing on or into the surface of another; "he watched the impression of the seal on the hot wax" | ||
| pressure - the state of demanding notice or attention; "the insistence of their hunger"; "the press of business matters" | ||
| imperativeness, insistence, insistency, press | ||
| urgency pressing importance requiring speedy action; "the urgency of his need" | ||
| pressure - the pressure exerted by the atmosphere | ||
| atmospheric pressure, air pressure | ||
| gas pressure the pressure exerted by a gas | ||
| barometric pressure atmospheric pressure as indicated by a barometer | ||
| compartment pressure the air pressure maintained in an air-tight compartment (as in an aircraft) | ||
| overpressure a transient air pressure greater than the surrounding atmospheric pressure; "the overpressure of the blast kills by lethal concussion" | ||
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Wiktionary
- pressure (Noun)
A pressing; a force applied to a surface. - pressure (Noun)
A contrasting force or impulse of any kind. - pressure (Noun)
Distress. - pressure (Noun)
Urgency. - pressure (Noun)
Impression; stamp; character impressed. - pressure (Noun)
The amount of force that is applied over a given area divided by the size of this area. - pressure (Verb)
To encourage or heavily exert force or influence.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- pressure (n.)
The act of pressing, or the condition of being pressed; compression; a squeezing; a crushing; as, a pressure of the hand. - pressure (n.)
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. - pressure (n.)
Affliction; distress; grievance. - pressure (n.)
Urgency; as, the pressure of business. - pressure (n.)
Impression; stamp; character impressed. - pressure (n.)
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.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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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.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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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.]
Electrical DictionaryThe Standard Electrical Dictionary 💡
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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)).
Wikipedia 
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Pressure means how much something is pushing on something else
expressed as force per unit area.
Pounds per square inch - "(psi, PSI, lb/in2, lb/sq in)"
Commonly used in the U.S., but not elsewhere. Normal atmospheric pressure is 14.7 psi, which means that a column of air one square inch in area rising from the Earth's atmosphere to space weighs 14.7 pounds.
Normal atmospheric pressure is called 1 atmosphere. 1 atm = 14.6956 psi = 760 torr.
This is called the Torr because it is based on the original Torricelli barometer design. One atmosphere of pressure will push the column of mercury (Hg) in a mercury barometer to a height of 760 millimeters. A pressure that causes the Hg column to rise 1 millimeter is called a torr. 1 atm = 760 torr = 14.7 psi.
The bar is almost the same as the atmosphere unit. One bar = 750.062 torr = 0.9869 atm = 100,000 Pa.
There are 1,000 millibar in one bar. This unit is used by meteorologists who find it easier to refer to atmospheric pressures without using decimals. One millibar = 0.001 bar = 0.750 torr = 100 Pa.
1 pascal = a force of 1 Newton per square meter (1 Newton = the force needed to accelerate 1 kilogram one meter per second per second = 1 kg.m/s2; this is actually quite logical for physicists and engineers, honest). 1 pascal = 10 dyne/cm2 = 0.01 mbar. 1 atm = 101,325 Pascals = 760 mm Hg = 760 torr = 14.7 psi.
The prefix "kilo" means "1,000", so one kilopascal = 1,000 Pa. Therefore, 101.325 kPa = 1 atm = 760 torr and 100 kPa = 1 bar = 750 -
Paramore song
Pressure is the first single from the album "All We Know is Falling", by the band Paramore. The song was ranked #62 on the "Billboard" Hot Digital Songs in 2007.
