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- Dictionarypres·sure/ˈpreSHər/
noun
- 1. continuous physical force exerted on or against an object by something in contact with it: "the slight extra pressure he applied to her hand"
- 2. the use of persuasion, influence, or intimidation to make someone do something: "the many pressures on girls to worry about their looks" Similar
verb
- 1. attempt to persuade or coerce (someone) into doing something: "it might now be possible to pressure him into resigning"
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The meaning of PRESSURE is the burden of physical or mental distress. How to use pressure in a sentence.
Pressure is the amount of force applied perpendicular to the surface of an object per unit area. The symbol for it is "p" or P. [2] The IUPAC recommendation for pressure is a lower-case p. [3] . However, upper-case P is widely used.
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 a 42-pound box the bottom of which has an area of 84 square inches is equal to the force divided by the area over which it is exerted; i.e., it is one-half pound per square inch.
Pressure is defined as the physical force exerted on an object. The force applied is perpendicular to the surface of objects per unit area. The basic formula for pressure is F/A (Force per unit area). Unit of pressure is Pascals (Pa). Types of Pressures are Absolute, Atmospheric, Differential, and Gauge Pressure.
PRESSURE definition: 1. the force you produce when you press something: 2. the force that a liquid or gas produces when…. Learn more.
What is Pressure? Have you ever wondered why our knives need to be so sharp or why the nails we use the end with a sharp point? The answers to all these questions lie in the concept of pressure. It is the ratio of the force applied to the surface area over which the force is applied. We can define pressure as:
Pressure definition: the exertion of force upon a surface by an object, fluid, etc., in contact with it. See examples of PRESSURE used in a sentence.
Pressure is defined to be the amount of force exerted per area. = . So to create a large amount of pressure, you can either exert a large force or exert a force over a small area (or do both). In other words, you might be safe lying on a bed of nails if the total surface area of all the nail tips together is large enough. Really?
[uncountable] the force or weight with which something presses against something else. The nurse applied pressure to his arm to stop the bleeding. The barriers gave way under the pressure of the crowd.
verb. cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city" synonyms: coerce, force, hale, squeeze. see more. noun. a force that compels. “the public brought pressure to bear on the government” see more.
