pressure level
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1. the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit) (noun.phenomenon)
| hypernym | : | physical phenomenon, |
| definition | : | a natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | blood pressure, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | gas pressure, |
| definition | : | the pressure exerted by a gas (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | head, |
| definition | : | the pressure exerted by a fluid (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | hydrostatic head, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | intraocular pressure, iop, |
| definition | : | pressure exerted by the fluids inside the eyeball; regulated by resistance to the outward flow of aqueous humor (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | oil pressure, |
| definition | : | pressure that keeps oil on the moving parts of an internal-combustion engine (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | osmotic pressure, |
| definition | : | (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 (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | suction, |
| definition | : | a force over an area produced by a pressure difference (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | vapor pressure, vapour pressure, |
| definition | : | 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) (noun.phenomenon) |
| derivation | : | press, |
| definition | : | exert pressure or force to or upon (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | press, |
| definition | : | exert pressure or force to or upon (verb.contact) |
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