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US
/ˈpɹɛʃɝ/
]
[ UK /pɹˈɛʃɐ/ ]
[ UK /pɹˈɛʃɐ/ ]
NOUN
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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 -
the state of demanding notice or attention
the press of business matters
the insistence of their hunger -
the somatic sensation that results from applying force to an area of skin
the sensitivity of his skin to pressure and temperature was normal -
the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
at the pressing of a button
he gave the button a press
he used pressure to stop the bleeding -
a force that compels
the public brought pressure to bear on the government - an oppressive condition of physical or mental or social or economic distress
- the pressure exerted by the atmosphere
VERB
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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 - exert pressure on someone through threats
How To Use pressure In A Sentence
- We carried spare water for the rad, a hand pump just in case the Dunlop pressure dropped, and maybe even a canister of petrol.
- Yes, the gearbox was a bit saggy and I was alarmed at how much pressure the brake pedal needed to do an emergency stop, but other than this, all was well.
- McCarthy remains dismissive of the allegations and defensive of the former sergeant, saying he was "brutalized" by his colleagues, in particular, by a few senior officers "exerting locker room peer pressure" in the department ranks. MPNnow Home RSS
- Rob's strengths lay in absorbing the pressure and criticism, and in doing this well he more than proved himself courageous, gutsy and tough.
- In the receding angle below the chin is the hyoid bone, and the finger can be carried along the bone to the tip of the greater cornu, which is on a level with the angle of the mandible: the greater cornu is most readily appreciated by making pressure on one side, when the cornu of the opposite side will be rendered prominent and can be felt distinctly beneath the skin. XII. Surface Anatomy and Surface Markings. 1. Surface Anatomy of the Head and Neck
- FK - pressure-cook would be the best way, but you could try boiling it with plenty of water so that it becomes really mushy, then blend it in a mixer to make a thick soup. or you could use a regular slow-cooker that you get in the US, except that it would be a bit time-consuming: Gujarati Dal (Healthy Lentil Soup)
- The air in this bulge then slides over the unexpanded air over the sea resulting in a pressure difference at sea level between the landward and seaward sides of the coast.
- We saw in the previous sections that packaged bacteriophage capsids are pressurized with pressures as high as 60 atm.
- Pressure difference adhesion and a kinetic pectoral girdle thus allow the clingfish to exploit a food resource unavailable to many other predators.
- The interior of the suction device is sleeved with a nozzle unit device which can inject backwash water to a suction port and the low pressure area of the filter screen part.