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pres·sure  (prshr)

n.

1.

a. The act of pressing.

b. The condition of being pressed.

2. The application of continuous force by one body on another that it is touching; compression.

3. Abbr. P Physics Force applied uniformly over a surface, measured as force per unit of area.

4. Meteorology Atmospheric pressure.

5. A compelling or constraining influence, such as a moral force, on the mind or will: pressure to conform; peer-group pressure.

6. Urgent claim or demand: under the pressure of business; doesn't work well under pressure.

7. An oppressive condition of physical, mental, social, or economic distress.

8. A physical sensation produced by compression of a part of the body.

9. Archaic A mark made by application of force or weight; an impression.

tr.v. pres·sured, pres·sur·ing, pres·sures

1. To force, as by overpowering influence or persuasion.

2. To pressurize.

3. To pressure-cook.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin pressra, from pressus, past participle of premere, to press; see per-⁴ in Indo-European roots.]

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pressure

Noun

1. the state of pressing or being pressed

2. the application of force by one body on the surface of another

3. urgent claims or demands: to work under pressure

4. a condition that is hard to bear: the pressure of grief

5. Physics the force applied to a unit area of a surface

6. bring pressure to bear on to use influence or authority to persuade

Verb

[-suring, -sured]

to persuade forcefully: he was pressured into resignation [Late Latin pressura a pressing, from Latin premere to press]

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pressure  (prshr)

The force per unit area that one region of a gas, liquid, or solid exerts on another. Pressure is usually measured in Pascal units, atmospheres, or pounds per square inch. A substance is said to have negative pressure if some other substance exerts more force per unit area on it than vice versa. Its value is simply the negative of the pressure exerted by the other substance.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pressure - the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit); "the compressed gas exerts an increased pressure" force per unit area, pressure level physical phenomenon - a natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy blood pressure - the pressure of the circulating blood against the walls of the blood vessels; results from the systole of the left ventricle of the heart; sometimes measured for a quick evaluation of a person's health; "adult blood pressure is considered normal at 120/80 where the first number is the systolic pressure and the second is the diastolic pressure" gas pressure - the pressure exerted by a gas head - the pressure exerted by a fluid; "a head of steam" hydrostatic head - the pressure at a given point in a liquid measured in terms of the vertical height of a column of the liquid needed to produce the same pressure intraocular pressure, IOP - pressure exerted by the fluids inside the eyeball; regulated by resistance to the outward flow of aqueous humor; "glaucoma can result from increased intraocular pressure" oil pressure - pressure that keeps oil on the moving parts of an internal-combustion engine osmotic pressure - (physical chemistry) the pressure exerted by a solution necessary to prevent osmosis into that solution when it is separated from the pure solvent by a semipermeable membrane corpuscular-radiation pressure, radiation pressure - the minute pressure exerted on a surface normal to the direction of propagation of a wave instantaneous sound pressure, sound pressure - the difference between the instantaneous pressure at a point in a sound field and the average pressure at that point suction - a force over an area produced by a pressure difference vapor pressure, vapour pressure - the pressure exerted by a vapor; often understood to mean saturated vapor pressure (the vapor pressure of a vapor in contact with its liquid form)
	2.	pressure - a force that compels; "the public brought pressure to bear on the government" force - a powerful effect or influence; "the force of his eloquence easily persuaded them"
	3.	pressure - the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure; "he gave the button a press"; "he used pressure to stop the bleeding"; "at the pressing of a button" pressing, press push, pushing - the act of applying force in order to move something away; "he gave the door a hard push"; "the pushing is good exercise" impression - the act of pressing one thing on or into the surface of another; "he watched the impression of the seal on the hot wax" compressing, compression - applying pressure
	4.	pressure - the state of demanding notice or attention; "the insistence of their hunger"; "the press of business matters" imperativeness, insistency, press, insistence urgency - the state of being urgent; an earnest and insistent necessity
	5.	pressure - the somatic sensation that results from applying force to an area of skin; "the sensitivity of his skin to pressure and temperature was normal" pressure sensation somaesthesia, somatesthesia, somatic sensation, somesthesia - the perception of tactual or proprioceptive or gut sensations; "he relied on somesthesia to warn him of pressure changes"
	6.	pressure - an oppressive condition of physical or mental or social or economic distress distress - a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need); "a ship in distress"; "she was the classic maiden in distress"
	7.	pressure - the pressure exerted by the atmosphere air pressure, atmospheric pressure gas pressure - the pressure exerted by a gas barometric pressure - atmospheric pressure as indicated by a barometer compartment pressure - the air pressure maintained in an air-tight compartment (as in an aircraft) overpressure - a transient air pressure greater than the surrounding atmospheric pressure; "the overpressure of the blast kills by lethal concussion" sea-level pressure - the atmospheric pressure reduced by a formula to the pressure at sea level
Verb	1.	pressure - to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"; "He squeezed her for information" coerce, force, hale, squeeze turn up the heat, turn up the pressure - apply great or increased pressure; "The Democrats turned up the heat on their candidate to concede the election" drive - to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly; "She is driven by her passion" bludgeon - overcome or coerce as if by using a heavy club; "The teacher bludgeoned the students into learning the math formulas" steamroll, steamroller - bring to a specified state by overwhelming force or pressure; "The Senator steamrollered the bill to defeat" squeeze for - squeeze someone for money, information, etc. dragoon, railroad, sandbag - compel by coercion, threats, or crude means; "They sandbagged him to make dinner for everyone" terrorise, terrorize - coerce by violence or with threats compel, obligate, oblige - force somebody to do something; "We compel all students to fill out this form" bring oneself - cause to undertake a certain action, usually used in the negative; "He could not bring himself to call his parents"
	2.	pressure - exert pressure on someone through threats blackjack, blackmail act upon, influence, work - have and exert influence or effect; "The artist's work influenced the young painter"; "She worked on her friends to support the political candidate"

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pressure

noun 1. force, crushing, squeezing, compressing, weight, compression, heaviness

noun 2. power, influence, force, obligation, constraint, sway, compulsion, coercion

noun 3. stress, demands, difficulty, strain, press, heat, load, burden, distress, hurry, urgency, hassle (informal) uphill S. African adversity, affliction, exigency

Translations

pressure [ˈprɛʃəʳ] n → presión f (= urgency); apremio, urgencia (= influence); influencia;

high/low pressure → alta/baja presión;

to put pressure on sb → presionar a algn, hacer presión sobre algn

pressure [ˈprɛʃəʳ] n → pression f (= stress); tension f

vt = to put pressure on;

to put pressure on sb (to do sth) → faire pression sur qn (pour qu'il fasse qch)

pressure [ˈprɛʃəʳ] n (also fig) → Druck m

vt to pressure sb to do sth → jdn dazu drängen, etw zu tun;

to put pressure on sb (to do sth) → Druck auf jdn ausüben(, etw zu tun);

high/low pressure (Tech, Met) → Hoch-/Tiefdruck m

pressure [ˈprɛʃəʳ] n → pressione f

vt = to put pressure on;

high/low pressure → alta/bassa pressione;

to put pressure on sb → fare pressione su qn

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pressure

n pressure [ˈpreʃə]

1 (the amount of force exerted by) the action of pressing to apply pressure to a cut to stop bleeding; A barometer measures atmospheric pressure.drukضَغْطналяганеtlaktrykder Druckπίεσηpresiónvajutus, rõhkفشارpainepressionלַחָץदाबtlaknyomástekananþrÿstingurpressione圧力누르기, 압력spaudimas, slėgisspiedienstekanandruktrykk, pressucisk, ciśnieniepressãopresiuneдавлениеtlakpritiskpritisaktryckการกดbasınç, baskı壓力стискання; тискدباؤlực; áp suất压力

2 (a) strain or stress The pressures of her work are sometimes too much for her.spanning, drukضَغْط، ثِقَل، عِبءнатискtíhapresder Druckπίεση, άγχοςpresiónpingeفشار؛ گرفتاریpainepressionלַחַץदबाव या दाब का बोझ या मात्रा या भारpritisakstressztekananálagpressione圧迫중압, (마음의) 부담įtampa, našta, sunkumasslodze; spriedzetekanandrukpress, kjas, maspresja, napięciepressãostresнапряжениеťarchapritiskpritisakpress, tryck, stressความกดดันbaskı, stres緊迫，壓力гніт; напругаبار، بوجھáp lực紧迫，压力

3 strong persuasion; compulsion or force He agreed under pressure.dwang, druk, oortuigingضَغط للإقْناع، إجْبارнатиск(ná)tlaktvangder Druckπίεση, εξαναγκασμόςpresiónsurveفشارpainostus(sous) pressionתָּחַת לַחַץदबावpod pritiskomnyomáspaksaanþrÿstingur, álagpressione強制우격다짐, 강제, 억지spaudimas, prievartaspiediens; uzstājībadesakandrukpress, påtrykknacisk, presjapressão(sub) presiuneдавление, нажимnátlakpritiskpritisakpress, tryckแรงกระตุ้นzorlama, baskı極力勸導，強制力тиск, впливجبرsức ép极力劝导，强制力

v ˈpressurize, *ˈpressurise

1 to fit (an aeroplane etc) with a device that keeps air pressure normal The cabins have all been pressurizeddruk reëlيَضْغَطподдържам едно и също атмосферно наляганеudržovat normální tlaksætte under trykdruckfest machenδιατηρώ υπό σταθερή ατμοσφαιρική πίεσηpresurizarhermetiseerimaتنظیم فشار کردنpaineistaapressuriserלְהַשווֹת לָחַץदावानुकूलितvršiti pritisak nanyomás alá helyezmemberi tekanan udaraútbúa með loftþrÿstingsjafnarapressurizzare気圧調整する(비행기 밀실)의 기압을 정상적으로 유지하다pritaikyti normaliam oro slėgiui išlaikytihermetizēt; uzturēt normālu spiedienumengimbangkan tekanan udarade luchtdruk regelenutstyre som trykkabinzapewnić normalne ciśnieniepressurizara etanşaгерметизироватьudržiavať normálny tlakvzdrževati zračni pritiskstaviti pod pritisakförse med tryckkabinรักษาความดันบรรยากาศภายในเครื่องbasıncı ayarlamak(給飛機等)裝設保持正常氣壓的裝置герметизуватиہوا کا دباؤ نارمل رکھنے کا آلہ فٹ کرناđiều áp（给飞机等）装设保持正常气压的装置

2 to force He was pressurized into giving up his job.dwingيَجْبُرпринуждавамčinit nátlakpresseunter Druck setzenπιέζω, εξαναγκάζωpresionar, forzarsurvet avaldamaتحت فشار قرار دادنpainostaaforcer à, contraindre deתָחַת לָחַץदाबानुकूलितnužda,situacija pod velikim pritiskompresszionálmemaksaþvingaforzare強いる강요하다(pri)verstipiespiest; ietekmētmemaksaonder druk zettentvingewywrzeć presjęforçara constrângeоказывать давление, нажимrobiť nátlakprisilitinateratipressa, tvinga, utöva påtryckningarกดดันให้ทำzorlamak, baskı yapmak強迫здійснювати тискجبر کرنا، دباؤ ڈالناgây sức ép强迫

pressure cooker

a type of saucepan in which food is cooked quickly by steam kept under great pressure. drukkokerقِدْر ضَغطтенджера под наляганеtlakový hrnectrykkogerder Schnellkochtopfχύτρα ταχύτηταςolla a presión, olla expréssurvekatelدیگ زودپزpainekattilaautocuiseurסִיר לָחַץप्रेसर कुकरekspres lonackuktapanci prestohraðsuðupotturpentola a pressione圧力なべ압력솥[]greitpuodisātrvārītājs; spiediena katlsperiuk tekanansnelkookpantrykkokerszybkowarpanela de pressãooală sub presiuneскороваркаtlakový hrniecekonom lonecekspres lonactryckkokareหม้อต้มที่ใช้ความอัดดันจากไอน้ำdüdüklü tencere壓力鍋скороваркаپريشر کوکرnồi áp suất压力锅