pressure en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ˈpɹɛʒə/ (Singapore)
- [ˈpʰɹʷɛʃ.ɚ] ~ [ˈpʰɹʷɛʃ.ɹ̩] (General-American)
- [ˈpʰɹʷɛʃ.ə] (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈpɹɛʃə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈpɹɛʃɚ/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-? Proto-Indo-European *pres-der. Proto-Italic *pres- Latin premō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin pressūrader. English pressure Derived from Latin pressūra.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A pressing; a force applied to a surface.
Apply pressure to the wound to stop the bleeding.
- (countable, uncountable) The amount of force that is applied over a given area divided by the size of this area; force per unit area.
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(countable, uncountable) 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-level
1880, 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:
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(countable, uncountable) A contrasting force or impulse of any kind.
Hostile forces are putting pressure on our people. Take out their supply line to give our troops room to breathe.
2017, BioWare, Mass Effect: Andromeda (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Disrupt Enemy Supplies: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 Longmans, →OCLC:the pressure of poverty; the pressure of taxes; the pressure of motives on the mind; the pressure of civilization.
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(countable, uncountable) Distress.
My people's pressures are grievous.
1649, Eikon Basilike:She has felt pressure lately because her boss expects her to get the job done by the first.
Thirty-five years ago, many journeys around London meant having to pass through the centre of the capital. 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:October 31, 1708, Francis Atterbury, a sermon preach'd before the Queen at St. James's In the midst of his great troubles and pressures.
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(countable, uncountable) Urgency.
the pressure of business
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(India, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable) Ellipsis of blood pressure.
alt of blood pressure
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(countable, obsolete, uncountable) 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 Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene v]:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pressures | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
force · strain · stress · deformation
Deriveds
hydropressure · pressure rating · pressure regulator · pressure mark · pressure group · pressure-retarded osmosis · pressure distillate · time pressure · intracranial pressure · pressure ice · hydrostatic pressure · pressure welding · pressure pattern · pressure block · hunting pressure · high-pressure · pressuremeter · vapor pressure · pressure survey · pressure ionization · pressure flaking · pressure volume diagram · pressuremetry · water pressure · mean sea level pressure · absolute pressure · vapour pressure · pressure zone · pressure interface · pressure fan · back-pressure · underpressure · pressure contour · pressure plate · pressure decline · gauge pressure · pressure coefficient · pressuresome · pressure injury · saturation vapor pressure · pressure paralysis · pressure suit · backpressure · pressure head · pressure sore · pressurewasher · Planck pressure · low-pressure · pressure pillow · pressure pipe · pseudopressure · pressure wave · sleep pressure · pressure vector · geopressure · pressure melting · pressure effect · pressureproof · anthropopressure · pressure gradient · pressurise · pressure cabin · pressure solution · pressure chamber · systolic blood pressure · pressure gradient force · counterpressure · pressure epiphysis · acupressure · pressure distribution · pressure hydrophone · air pressure · pressure cell · I have high blood pressure · pressure cooker · water vapor pressure · relative pressure · pressure cable · pressure tunnel · pressure altimeter · diastolic blood pressure · pore water pressure · pressurize · pressureless · pressuremetric · under pressure · barometric pressure · dynamic pressure · pressure roll · Casimir pressure · white coat high blood pressure · pressure gauge · pressure field · tire-pressure gauge · overpressure · pressure switch · peer pressure · pressure maintenance · pressure ring · working pressure · tire-pressure · pressure tendency · equilibrium vapor pressure · pressure penitente · pressure element · pressure valve · pressurization · pressure sense · root pressure · pressure depth · pressure seal · pressure pad · pressure atrophy · nonpressure · pressure bandage · pressure microphone · pressure makes diamonds · static pressure · pressure deflection · pressure tube · pressure-cooker · pressure flip · partial pressure · positive airway pressure · intraocular pressure · no pressure · pressure wash · pressure line · pressure bag · pressure casting · mutation pressure · pressure altitude · pressure wire · pressure canner · hydrostatic pressure relief system · atmospheric pressure · pressure bar · center of pressure · pressure ridge · bursting pressure · pressure tap · negative pressure · pressure retarded osmosis · ambient pressure · blood pressure · pressure sensibility · pressure angle · pressural · tyre-pressure · saturated vapor pressure · pressure of speech · I have low blood pressure · pressure-washer · back pressure · pulse pressure · high-pressure liquid chromatography · pressure mine · pressure naphtha · brake mean effective pressure · radiation pressure · pressure vessel · osmotic pressure · pressure-wash · electric pressure · repressure · pressure washer · pressure pickup · tyre-pressure gauge · depressure · pressure centre · pressure area · pressure jump · pressure point · pressure hull · fold under zero pressure · pressure bomb · pressure viscosity · saturation vapour pressure · pressure force · pressure-sensitive · pressure cuff · standard temperature and pressure · pressure tank · pressure ulcer · pressure radius · pressuron · high blood pressure · jugular venous pressure · gage pressure
Synonyms
grievance (distress) · affliction (distress) · press (urgency)
Translations (175)
mi pēhanga (a pressing; force applied to a surface) · hi दबाव (a pressing; force applied to a surface) · ro presiune (physics: amount of force divided by area) · pt pressão (5. distress) · it impellenza (5. distress) · az təzyiq (a pressing; force applied to a surface) · nb påtrykk (a contrasting force or impulse of any kind) · ja 圧力 (a contrasting force or impulse of any kind) · fa-ira فِشار (physics: amount of force divided by area) · ja 圧力 (physics: amount of force divided by area) · ja プレッシャー (5. distress) · mk притисок (5. distress) · kl naqitsineq (physics: amount of force divided by area) · ug بېسىم (physics: amount of force divided by area) · gl presión (a pressing; force applied to a surface) · uz tazyiq (physics: amount of force divided by area) · mk притисок (physics: amount of force divided by area) · az təzyiq (physics: amount of force divided by area) · ba баҫым (a contrasting force or impulse of any kind) · bg наля́гане (physics: amount of force divided by area) · pl przymus (a contrasting force or impulse of any kind) · ka წნევა (physics: amount of force divided by area) · hi दाब (physics: amount of force divided by area) · pl presja (a contrasting force or impulse of any kind) · ja 圧力 (a pressing; force applied to a surface) · ms tekanan (physics: amount of force divided by area) · sv tryck (a pressing; force applied to a surface) · da tryk (physics: amount of force divided by area) · es presura (5. distress) · it pressione (physics: amount of force divided by area) · fi paine (physics: amount of force divided by area) · el πίεση (5. distress) · pdt Druck (5. distress) · te ఒత్తిడి (5. distress) · es presión (4. force) · nb trykk (physics: amount of force divided by area) · la nīsus (5. distress) · pl nacisk (a pressing; force applied to a surface) · mk пресија (5. distress) · la pressiō (a pressing; force applied to a surface) · pt pressão (a pressing; force applied to a surface) · az basqı (a pressing; force applied to a surface) · gl presión (5. distress) · fi paine (a pressing; force applied to a surface) · hi तनाव (5. distress) · ko 압력 (physics: amount of force divided by area) · sq presion (physics: amount of force divided by area) · et rõhk (physics: amount of force divided by area) · cy pwysedd (a pressing; force applied to a surface) · sh тла̑к (physics: amount of force divided by area) · ru нажи́м (a pressing; force applied to a surface) · sh tlȃk (physics: amount of force divided by area) · be на́ціск (5. distress) · uk тиск (a pressing; force applied to a surface) · cy gwasgedd (physics: amount of force divided by area) · pdt Druck (a pressing; force applied to a surface) · ru напряже́ние (5. distress) · bn চাপ (physics: amount of force divided by area) · es presura (4. force) · lv spiediens (a pressing; force applied to a surface) · ba баҫым (5. distress) · ko 중압 (5. distress) · ka წნევა (a pressing; force applied to a surface) · tk basyş (physics: amount of force divided by area) · ca pressió (physics: amount of force divided by area) · be на́ціск (a pressing; force applied to a surface) · de Druck (5. distress) · la nīsus (a pressing; force applied to a surface) · pl nacisk (5. distress) · it pressione (a pressing; force applied to a surface) · tl presyon (physics: amount of force divided by area) · vi áp lực (physics: amount of force divided by area) · gl presión (a contrasting force or impulse of any kind) · hu nyomás (a pressing; force applied to a surface) · es presión (physics: amount of force divided by area) · ar ضَغْط (physics: amount of force divided by area) · it spinta (a contrasting force or impulse of any kind) · my ဖိအား (physics: amount of force divided by area) · tg фишор (physics: amount of force divided by area) · hy ճնշում (5. distress) · la nīxus (5. distress) · tt басым (physics: amount of force divided by area) · mi pēhanga (physics: amount of force divided by area) · de Druck (physics: amount of force divided by area) · tr basınç (physics: amount of force divided by area) · pt pressão (a contrasting force or impulse of any kind) · km សម្ពាធ (physics: amount of force divided by area) · cs tlak (5. distress) · lv spiediens (physics: amount of force divided by area) · be ціск (physics: amount of force divided by area) · ja 重圧 (5. distress) · ka წნეხა (a pressing; force applied to a surface) · pl napór (a pressing; force applied to a surface) · it urgenza (5. distress) · bg наля́гане (a contrasting force or impulse of any kind) · it pressione (5. distress) · ru давле́ние (physics: amount of force divided by area) · fi taakka (a contrasting force or impulse of any kind) · nn påtrykk (a contrasting force or impulse of any kind) · ky басым (physics: amount of force divided by area) · nn trykk (physics: amount of force divided by area) · sk tlak (physics: amount of force divided by area) · el πίεση (a pressing; force applied to a surface) · tl bunto (physics: amount of force divided by area) · id tekanan (physics: amount of force divided by area) · sq trysni (5. distress) · ca pressió (a pressing; force applied to a surface) · ru давле́ние (a pressing; force applied to a surface) · ur دَباؤ (physics: amount of force divided by area) · th ความกด (physics: amount of force divided by area) · lt slėgis (physics: amount of force divided by area) · cy gwasgedd (a pressing; force applied to a surface) · ba баҫым (physics: amount of force divided by area) · pl ciśnienie (physics: amount of force divided by area) · es presión (5. distress) · pt pressão (physics: amount of force divided by area) · hi दाब (a pressing; force applied to a surface) · kmr pesto (a pressing; force applied to a surface) · sv press (5. distress) · fi paine (a contrasting force or impulse of any kind) · es presura (6. urgency) · te పీడనము (physics: amount of force divided by area) · it tensione (5. distress) · lo ຄວາມກົດ (physics: amount of force divided by area) · ur فِشار (physics: amount of force divided by area) · cs tlak (physics: amount of force divided by area) · eo premo (physics: amount of force divided by area) · fi puristus (a pressing; force applied to a surface) · ar ضَغْط (a pressing; force applied to a surface) · fr pression (a pressing; force applied to a surface) · la pressūra (a pressing; force applied to a surface) · uk тиск (5. distress) · bg наля́гане (a pressing; force applied to a surface) · fr pression (physics: amount of force divided by area) · fi stressi (5. distress) · hi दबाव (physics: amount of force divided by area) · fi paine (5. distress) · ba баҫым (a pressing; force applied to a surface) · uk тиск (physics: amount of force divided by area) · bg притесне́ние (5. distress) · pl ucisk (a pressing; force applied to a surface) · uz bosim (physics: amount of force divided by area) · tl diin (physics: amount of force divided by area) · es presión (a pressing; force applied to a surface) · gl presión (physics: amount of force divided by area) · sl pritisk (physics: amount of force divided by area) · cmn 壓力 /压力 (5. distress) · hy ճնշում (physics: amount of force divided by area) · be на́ціск (physics: amount of force divided by area) · bn তাল (5. distress) · hu nyomás (physics: amount of force divided by area) · nl druk (physics: amount of force divided by area) · es presión (a contrasting force or impulse of any kind) · tr baskı (5. distress) · hu levegőnyomás (physics: amount of force divided by area) · de Druck (a pressing; force applied to a surface) · he לחץ \ לַחַץ (a pressing; force applied to a surface) · eu presio (physics: amount of force divided by area) · gd èiginn (5. distress) · kk қысым (physics: amount of force divided by area) · cmn 壓力 /压力 (physics: amount of force divided by area) · ca pressió (a contrasting force or impulse of any kind) · te ఒత్తిడి (physics: amount of force divided by area) · sv tryck (physics: amount of force divided by area) · el πίεση (physics: amount of force divided by area) · ru давле́ние (5. distress) · kmr pesto (physics: amount of force divided by area) · az təzyiq (a contrasting force or impulse of any kind) · es presión (6. urgency) · tl bunto (a pressing; force applied to a surface) · mn даралт (physics: amount of force divided by area) · sh прѝтисак (physics: amount of force divided by area) · la nīxus (a pressing; force applied to a surface) · de Druck (a contrasting force or impulse of any kind) · sh prìtisak (physics: amount of force divided by area)