PRESSURING

The force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (si unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)

Example: "The compressed gas exerts an increased pressure"

• force per unit area
• pressure level

• physical phenomenon

• blood pressure
• gas pressure
• head  8
• hydrostatic head
• • intraocular pressure
  • iop
  • oil pressure
  • osmotic pressure
  • corpuscular-radiation pressure
  • radiation pressure
  • instantaneous sound pressure
  • sound pressure
  • suction  9
  • vapor pressure
  • vapour pressure
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A force that compels

Example: "The public brought pressure to bear on the government"

The act of pressing; the exertion of pressure

Example: "He gave the button a press"

• press  7
• pressing  11

• push  9
• pushing  13

• impression  14
• compressing  18
• compression  17

The state of demanding notice or attention

Example: "The insistence of their hunger"

• imperativeness  21
• insistence  12
• insistency  15
• press  7

The somatic sensation that results from applying force to an area of skin

Example: "The sensitivity of his skin to pressure and temperature was normal"

• pressure sensation

An oppressive condition of physical or mental or social or economic distress

The pressure exerted by the atmosphere

• air pressure
• atmospheric pressure

• gas pressure

• barometric pressure
• compartment pressure
• overpressure  17
• sea-level pressure