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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Pressure \Pres"sure\ (?; 138), n. [OF., fr. L. pressura, fr.
     premere. See 4th Press.]
     1. The act of pressing, or the condition of being pressed;
        compression; a squeezing; a crushing; as, a pressure of
        the hand.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A contrasting force or impulse of any kind; as, the
        pressure of poverty; the pressure of taxes; the pressure
        of motives on the mind; the pressure of civilization.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Where the pressure of danger was not felt.
                                                    --Macaulay.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Affliction; distress; grievance.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              My people's pressures are grievous.   --Eikon
                                                    Basilike.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              In the midst of his great troubles and pressures.
                                                    --Atterbury.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. Urgency; as, the pressure of business.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. Impression; stamp; character impressed.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              All saws of books, all forms, all pressures past.
                                                    --Shak.
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     6. (Mech.) The action of a force against some obstacle or
        opposing force; a force in the nature of a thrust,
        distributed over a surface, often estimated with reference
        to the amount upon a unit's area.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     7. Electro-motive force.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     Atmospheric pressure, Center of pressure, etc. See under
        Atmospheric, Center, etc.
  
     Back pressure (Steam engine), pressure which resists the
        motion of the piston, as the pressure of exhaust steam
        which does not find free outlet.
  
     Fluid pressure, pressure like that exerted by a fluid. It
        is a thrust which is normal and equally intense in all
        directions around a point. --Rankine.
  
     Pressure gauge, a gauge for indicating fluid pressure; a
        manometer.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Pressure \Pres"sure\, n.
     Electro-motive force.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Pressure \Pres"sure\ (?; 138), n. [OF., fr. L. pressura, fr.
     premere. See 4th Press.]
     1. The act of pressing, or the condition of being pressed;
        compression; a squeezing; a crushing; as, a pressure of
        the hand.
  
     2. A contrasting force or impulse of any kind; as, the
        pressure of poverty; the pressure of taxes; the pressure
        of motives on the mind; the pressure of civilization.
  
              Where the pressure of danger was not felt.
                                                    --Macaulay.
  
     3. Affliction; distress; grievance.
  
              My people's pressures are grievous.   --Eikon
                                                    Basilike.
  
              In the midst of his great troubles and pressures.
                                                    --Atterbury.
  
     4. Urgency; as, the pressure of business.
  
     5. Impression; stamp; character impressed.
  
              All saws of books, all forms, all pressures past.
                                                    --Shak.
  
     6. (Mech.) The action of a force against some obstacle or
        opposing force; a force in the nature of a thrust,
        distributed over a surface, often estimated with reference
        to the upon a unit's area.
  
     Atmospheric pressure, Center of pressure, etc. See under
        Atmospheric, Center, etc.
  
     Back pressure (Steam engine), pressure which resists the
        motion of the piston, as the pressure of exhaust steam
        which does not find free outlet.
  
     Fluid pressure, pressure like that exerted by a fluid. It
        is a thrust which is normal and equally intense in all
        directions around a point. --Rankine.
  
     Pressure gauge, a gauge for indicating fluid pressure; a
        manometer.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  pressure
       n 1: 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" [syn: pressure
            level, force per unit area]
       2: a force that compels; "the public brought pressure to bear
          on the government"
       3: 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" [syn: press, pressing]
       4: the state of urgently demanding notice or attention; "the
          press of business matters" [syn: imperativeness, insistence,
           insistency, press]
       5: the somatic sensation of pressure; "the sensitivity of his
          skin to pressure and temperature was normal" [syn: pressure
          sensation]
       6: an oppressive condition of physical or mental or social or
          economic distress
       v 1: 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"
            [syn: coerce, hale, squeeze, force]
       2: exert pressure on someone through threats [syn: blackmail,
           blackjack]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  pressure
     Αγγλικά n.
     η πίεση
     Αγγλικά vb.
     (μτβ) σφίγγω, ασκώ έντονη πίεση σε κάποιον

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  pressure
     Latin part.p.
     (inflection of la pressūrus  voc m s)
     n.
     1 A pressing; a force applied to a surface.
     2 A contrasting force or impulse of any kind
     3 distress.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To encourage or heavily exert force or influence.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  pressure
     n.
     1 A pressing; a force applied to a surface.
     2 A contrasting force or impulse of any kind
     3 distress.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To encourage or heavily exert force or influence.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  pressure
     Latin part.p.
     (inflection of la pressūrus  voc m s)
     n.
     1 A pressing; a force applied to a surface.
     2 A contrasting force or impulse of any kind
     3 distress.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To encourage or heavily exert force or influence.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  pressure
     Latin part.p.
     (inflection of la pressūrus  voc m s)
     n.
     1 A pressing; a force applied to a surface.
     2 A contrasting force or impulse of any kind
     3 distress.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To encourage or heavily exert force or influence.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  pressure
     Englanti n.
     1 (yhteys fysiikka k=en)  paine
     2 (''fysiologia'') stressi
     3 painostus

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  pressure
     Franska vb.
     (böjning fr verb pressurer)

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  pressure /pɹˈɛʃə/
  aandrang

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Pressure /pɹˈɛʃə/
  الضغط

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  pressure //ˈpɹɛʃə(ɹ)// /[ˈpɹɛʃ.ə(ɹ)]/ /[ˈpɹɛʃ.ɚ]/ 
  1. наля́гане, давление
  a contrasting force or impulse of any kind
  2. наля́гане 2.
  a pressing; force applied to a surface
   3.
  physics: amount of force divided by area
  3. притесне́ние
  mental strain

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  pressure //ˈpɹɛʃə(ɹ)// /[ˈpɹɛʃ.ə(ɹ)]/ /[ˈpɹɛʃ.ɚ]/ 
  упражнявам натиск
  exert force or influence