Definition of preasure
1. pressure [ n ] the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)
Examples:
"the compressed gas exerts an increased pressure"
(Walter H. Buchsbaum, "Advances in Medical Electronics"...)
In the lower center rack an 8 - channel recorder indicates the percentage of carbon_dioxide and nitrogen from the upper and lower lobes of one lung , the total volume of inhalation per breath , the flow of air from both lobes , and the pressure of the two lobes with_respect_to each_other .
It is also possible to utilize a pressure transducer , mounted at the end of a catheter which is inserted into the heart 's left_ventricle , to indicate the blood_pressure in the heart itself .
This pressure measurement may be made at_the_same_time that the ultrasonic dimensioning measurement is made .
From this doctors can read heart_rate , change in diameter , pressure , and effective heart power .
Several years ago headlines were made by a small radio_transmitter capsule which could be swallowed by the patient and which would then radio internal pressure data to external receivers .
Synonyms pressure pressure_level force_per_unit_area Related Terms physical_phenomenon vapor_pressure head osmotic_pressure blood_pressure hydrostatic_head suction radiation_pressure sound_pressure gas_pressure oil_pressure intraocular_pressure atmospheric_pressure press supercharge pressurize pressurize2. pressure [ n ] a force that compels
Examples:
"the public brought pressure to bear on the government"
(The Dallas Morning News,...)
`` I think the big thing about the game was that our kids for the third straight week stayed in there pitching and kept the pressure on .
("Editorials"...)
With the neutralists maintaining pressure for one of their own to succeed Mr._Hammarskjold , U_Thant emerged as the only possible candidate unlikely to be waylaid by a veto .
In_a_sense , the showdown promised by Mr._Hammarskjold 's sudden and tragic death has been avoided ; no precedents have been set as_yet ; structurally , the U.N. is still fluid , vulnerable to the pressures that its new and enlarged membership are bringing_to_bear upon it .
(Jack Kaplan, "The Health Machine Menace: Therapy by...)
Lee renewed his pressure on Mrs._Shaefer to buy his machine when she visited him the next day .
(Edward P. Lawton, "Northern Liberals and Southern...)
Accounts have been published of Northern liberals in the South up_against segregationist prejudice , especially in state-supported universities where pressure may be strong to uphold the majority view .
Synonyms pressure Related Terms force blackmail3. pressure [ n ] the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
Examples:
"he gave the button a press"
"he used pressure to stop the bleeding"
"at the pressing of a button"
(The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans]...)
This is a common symptom and the cause usually is pressure on the nerve leading to the affected hand .
The pressure may come from muscles , tendons , or bones anywhere from the neck to the hand .
Synonyms pressure pressing press Related Terms push compression impression decompression press compress press press push4. pressure [ n ] the state of urgently demanding notice or attention
Examples:
"the press of business matters"
(Edward Jablonski, Harold Arlen Happy with the Blues....)
It is , however , a disarming disguise , or perhaps a shield , for not_only has Mercer proved himself to be one of the few great lyricists over the years , but also one who can function remarkably under pressure .
(Jay Williams, The Forger....)
It was n't just the pressure of work , although that was the excuse I often used , even to myself .
(Edward Streeter, The Chairman of the Bored....)
Perhaps it was his misfortune , or good_fortune , whichever way one looked_at it , to belong_to the former group , and he was struggling unconsciously to build_up pressure in a world which demanded none , which was positively antagonistic to_it .
Synonyms pressure press insistence insistency imperativeness Related Terms urgency blackmail5. pressure [ n ] the somatic sensation of pressure
Examples:
"the sensitivity of his skin to pressure and temperature was normal"
(William S. Haymond, "Is Distance an Original...)
It is as_follows : `` The usual sensitivity tests showed that the specific qualities of skin-perceptiveness ( pressure , pain , temperature ) , as_well_as the kinesthetic sensations ( muscular feelings , feelings in the tendons and joints ) , were , as_such , essentially intact , although they seemed , in_comparison_with normal reactions , to be somewhat diminished over the entire body .
Synonyms pressure pressure_sensation Related Terms somesthesia somaesthesia6. pressure [ v ] to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"
Examples:
"He squeezed her for information"
(Robert A. Futterman, The Future of Our Cities....)
If the distant patron of the suburban branch has been frightened_away from downtown by traffic problems , however , the city store can only pressure the politicians to do something about the highways or await the completion of the federal highway program .
Synonyms force coerce pressure squeeze hale Related Terms compel drive bring_oneself terrorize steamroller dragoon bludgeon squeeze_for turn_up_the_heat imperativeness compulsion power_play act7. pressure [ n ] an oppressive condition of physical or mental or social or economic distress
Synonyms pressure Related Terms trouble8. pressure [ v ] exert pressure on someone through threats
Synonyms blackjack pressure blackmail Related Terms influence blackmailerSimilar Spelling
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