pressure
Syllables: pres·sureUK/ˈpɹɛʃə/
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Singapore/ˈpɹɛʒə/
pressure noun: a pressing; a force applied to a surface. Also the ellipsis of blood pressure.
Noun
pressure (countable and uncountable, plural pressures)
- A pressing; a force applied to a surface.
- Apply pressure to the wound to stop the bleeding.
- The amount of force that is applied over a given area divided by the size of this area; force per unit area.
- An amount of pressure.
- the throttle valve should be partially closed which will allow a pressure of steam to accumulate and so determine at once the true water-level1880, William Miller Barr, Handbook for Steam Engineers and Owners: Being a Practical Guide to the Selection and Care of Steam Machinery, J.H. Kerrick & Company, page 119
- A contrasting force or impulse of any kind.
- the pressure of poverty; the pressure of taxes; the pressure of motives on the mind; the pressure of civilization.
- When the pressure of danger was not felt.1849–1861, Thomas Babington Macaulay, chapter XVI, in The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volume (please specify |volume=I to V), London: Longman, Brown, Green, and...
- Distress.
- She has felt pressure lately because her boss expects her to get the job done by the first.
- My people's pressures are grievous.1649, Eikon Basilike
- Synonyms:
- affliction, grievance
- Urgency.
- the pressure of business
- Synonyms:
- press
- Impression; stamp; character impressed.
- All saws of books, all forms, all pressures past.c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...
Verb
pressure (third-person singular simple present pressures, present participle pressuring, simple past and past participle pressured)
Also used as
pressure is also the ellipsis of blood pressure.
pressure meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Telugu
pressure in Hindi
- a pressing; force applied to a surface
- दबाव dabāv, दाब dāb
- physics: amount of force divided by area
- दाब dāb, दबाव dabāv
- 5. distress
- तनाव tanāv
pressure in Urdu
- physics: amount of force divided by area
- دَباؤ dabāo, فِشار fiśār
pressure in Bengali
- physics: amount of force divided by area
- চাপ cap
- 5. distress
- তাল tal
pressure in Telugu
- physics: amount of force divided by area
- పీడనము pīḍanamu, ఒత్తిడి ottiḍi
- 5. distress
- ఒత్తిడి ottiḍi
More languagesFewer languages
- pressure in Tagalog
- bunto, diin, presyon
- pressure in Arabic
- ضَغْط ḍaḡṭ
- pressure in Malay
- tekanan
- pressure in Indonesian
- tekanan
- pressure in Thai
- ความกด kwaam-gòt, กดดัน gòt-dan
- pressure in Vietnamese
- áp lực
- pressure in Myanmar
- ဖိအား hpi.a:
Examples of pressure in a sentence
- Hostile forces are putting pressure on our people.2017, BioWare, Mass Effect: Andromeda (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Disrupt Enemy Supplies:
- That's no longer the case, which takes real pressure off the city's termini as well as underground routes such as the Circle Line.2020 May 20, Paul Bigland, “East London Line's renaissance”, in Rail, page 49:
Synonyms of pressure
Forms of pressure
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | pressures |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | pressures |
| present participle | pressuring |
| past participle | pressured |
| past | pressured |
Origin of pressure
Derived from Latin pressūra.
Words formed from pressure
- nonpressuring
- absolute pressure
- acupressure
- air pressure
- ambient pressure
- anthropopressure
- atmospheric pressure
- backpressure
- back pressure
- back-pressure
- barometric pressure
- blood pressure
- brake mean effective pressure
- bursting pressure
- Casimir pressure
- center of pressure
- counterpressure
- depressure
- diastolic blood pressure
- dynamic pressure
- electric pressure
- equilibrium vapor pressure
- fold under zero pressure
- gage pressure
- gauge pressure
- geopressure
- high blood pressure
- high-pressure
- high-pressure liquid chromatography
- hunting pressure
- hydropressure
- hydrostatic pressure
- hydrostatic pressure relief system
- I have high blood pressure
- I have low blood pressure
- intracranial pressure
- intraocular pressure
- jugular venous pressure
- low-pressure
- mean sea level pressure
- mutation pressure
- negative pressure
- nonpressure
- no pressure
- osmotic pressure
- overpressure
- partial pressure
- peer pressure
- Planck pressure
- pore water pressure
- positive airway pressure
- pressural
- pressure altimeter
- pressure altitude
- pressure angle
- pressure area
- pressure atrophy
- pressure bag
- pressure bandage
- pressure bar
Phrases with pressure
- pressure pad
- pressure bomb
- pressure cuff
- pressure hull
- pressure pads
- pressure sore
- pressure suit
- pressure wash
- pressure wire
- root pressure
- time pressure
- pressure bombs
66 more phrasesFewer phrases
- pressure cabin
- pressure cuffs
- pressure gauge
- pressure group
- pressure hulls
- pressure point
- pressure ridge
- pressure sores
- pressure suits
- pressure ulcer
- pressure valve
- pressure wires
- pulse pressure
- sleep pressure
- vapor pressure
- water pressure
- pressure cabins
- pressure canner
- pressure cooker
- pressure gauges
- pressure groups
- pressure injury
- pressure points
- pressure ridges
- pressure switch
- pressure ulcers
- pressure valves
- pressure vessel
- pressure washed
- pressure washer
- pressure washes
- static pressure
- vapour pressure
- pressure canners
- pressure cookers
- pressure vessels
- pressure washers
- pressure washing
- working pressure
- pressure bandages
- pressure gradient
- pressure injuries
- pressure switches
- relative pressure
- pressure altitudes
- pressure gradients
- pressure of speech
- radiation pressure
- centers of pressure
- pressure altimeters
- pressure cooker bomb
- water vapor pressure
- pressure cooker bombs
- pressure gradient force
- pressure makes diamonds
- pressure volume diagram
- systolic blood pressure
- pressure gradient forces
- pressure volume diagrams
- saturated vapor pressure
- pressure retarded osmosis
- saturation vapor pressure
- saturation vapour pressure
- white coat high blood pressure
- standard temperature and pressure
- hydrostatic pressure relief systems
Words that rhyme with pressure
Questions about pressure
- What does pressure mean?
- Pressure means a pressing; a force applied to a surface.
- What is pressure in Hindi?
- Pressure in Hindi is दबाव (dabāv), दाब (dāb), तनाव (tanāv). See Pressure meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use pressure in a sentence?
- Hostile forces are putting pressure on our people.
- What part of speech is pressure?
- Pressure can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce pressure?
- Pressure is pronounced /ˈpɹɛʃə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of pressure?
- The plural of pressure is pressures.
Words near pressure in the dictionary
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