air pressure

English Thesaurus

1. the pressure exerted by the atmosphere (noun.phenomenon)

hypernym	:	gas pressure,
definition	:	the pressure exerted by a gas (noun.phenomenon)

hyponym	:	barometric pressure,
definition	:	atmospheric pressure as indicated by a barometer (noun.phenomenon)

hyponym	:	compartment pressure,
definition	:	the air pressure maintained in an air-tight compartment (as in an aircraft) (noun.phenomenon)

hyponym	:	overpressure,
definition	:	a transient air pressure greater than the surrounding atmospheric pressure (noun.phenomenon)

hyponym	:	sea-level pressure,
definition	:	the atmospheric pressure reduced by a formula to the pressure at sea level (noun.phenomenon)