pressure (n)
pressure level (n)
force per unit area (n)

n11495041

type n
lex_filenum 19
def the force applied to a unit area of surface
def measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)
examples the compressed gas exerts an increased pressure
Outgoing links
Hypernym physical phenomenon
Derivationally related form pressure → press; pressure → pressurize; pressure → pressurize
Derivationally related form pressure → pressurize; pressure → pressurise; pressure → pressurise
Derivationally related form pressure → pressurise
Hyponym blood pressure; gas pressure; head; hydrostatic head; intraocular pressure, IOP; oil pressure; osmotic pressure; radiation pressure, corpuscular-radiation pressure; sound pressure, instantaneous sound pressure; suction; vapor pressure, vapour pressure
Incoming links
Hyponym physical phenomenon
Hypernym blood pressure; gas pressure; head; hydrostatic head; intraocular pressure, IOP; oil pressure; osmotic pressure; radiation pressure, corpuscular-radiation pressure; sound pressure, instantaneous sound pressure; suction; vapor pressure, vapour pressure
Derivationally related form pressurise → pressure; pressurise → pressure; pressurize → pressure
Derivationally related form pressurize → pressure; pressurize → pressure; press → pressure
Derivationally related form pressurise → pressure

Back to the index

Click for the XML entry