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pressure pad en · NOUN
Meanings
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A piece of padding used to relieve soreness caused by constant pressure, such as bedsores.
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A soft padded sensor that responds to pressure.
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(colloquial) An induction loop sensor that detects when vehicles are stopped at traffic lights (commonly believed to sense the weight of the vehicle).
I believe there were pressure pads embedded in the road to monitor the amount of traffic.
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