pressure
A pressing; a force applied to a surface.
Example
“Apply pressure to the wound to stop the bleeding.”
Other meanings
The amount of force that is applied over a given area divided by the size of this area; force per unit area.
An amount of pressure.
Synonyms
- force per unit area
Example sentences
Word history
From Latin "pressūra".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “pressure” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.