Pressure

Pressure - MSN Encarta
Pressure, in mechanics, the force per unit area exerted by a liquid or gas on a body or surface, with the force acting at right angles to the surface. (more...)

pressure - Definition of pressure at Your Dictionary
noun. a pressing or being pressed; compression; squeezing; a condition of distress; oppression; affliction; a sense impression caused by or as by compression of a part of the body ... (more...)

Atmospheric pressure - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Atmospheric pressure is the pressure at any given point in the Earth's atmosphere. In most circumstances atmospheric pressure is closely approximated by the hydrostatic pressure ... (more...)

pressure: Definition, Synonyms from Answers.com
pressure n. The act of pressing. The condition of being pressed. The application of continuous force by one body on another that it is touching; (more...)

Pressure - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pressure (symbol: 'p') is the force over an area applied to an object in a direction perpendicular to the surface. Gauge pressure is the pressure relative to the local atmospheric ... (more...)

Pressure
Pressure. Pressure is defined as force per unit area. It is usually more convenient to use pressure rather than force to describe the influences upon fluid behavior. (more...)

pressure definition | Dictionary.com
noun . 1. the exertion of force upon a surface by an object, fluid, etc., in contact with it: the pressure of earth against a wall. 2. Physics. force per unit area. Symbol: P ... (more...)

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Pressure definition of Pressure in the Free Online Encyclopedia.
pressure, in mechanics, ratio of the force force, commonly, a "push" or "pull," more properly defined in physics as a quantity that changes the motion, size, or shape of a body. (more...)

pressure - definition of pressure in the Medical dictionary - by the ...
pressure /pres·sure/ (P) (presh´er) force per unit area. arterial pressure   blood p. (2). blood pressure   1. the pressure of blood against the walls of any blood vessel. (more...)