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air pressure
air′ pres`sure
n. the force exerted by air, whether compressed or unconfined, on any surface in contact with it. [1870–75] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  air pressure - the pressure exerted by the atmosphereatmospheric pressure, pressuregas pressure - the pressure exerted by a gasbarometric pressure - atmospheric pressure as indicated by a barometercompartment 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 |
Translationsair pressure
air pressure[′er ‚presh·ər] (physics) The force per unit area that the air exerts on any surface in contact with it, arising from the collisions of the air molecules with the surface. air pressure
Synonyms for air pressurenoun the pressure exerted by the atmosphereSynonyms- atmospheric pressure
- pressure
Related Words- gas pressure
- barometric pressure
- compartment pressure
- overpressure
- sea-level pressure
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