pressure
English
/ˈpɹɛʃə(ɹ)/, [ˈpɹɛʃ.ə(ɹ)], [ˈpɹɛʃ.ɚ]
noun
Definitions
- A pressing; a force applied to a surface.
- A contrasting force or impulse of any kind
- Distress.
- Urgency
- (obsolete) Impression; stamp; character impressed.
- (physics) The amount of force that is applied over a given area divided by the size of this area.
Etymology
Derived from Latin pressūra.
Origin
Latin
pressūra
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- anthropopressure English
- back English
- backpressure English
- counterpressure English
- depressure English
- depressurise English
- depressurize English
- electric English
- electric pressure English
- meter English
- nonpressure English
- overpressure English
- overpressurization English
- overpressurize English
- pressureless English
- pressurelessness English
- pressuremeter English
- pressuremetric English
- pressuremetry English
- pressurer English
- pressuresome English
- pressurewasher English
- pressurisation English
- pressurise English
- pressurizable English
- pressurization English
- pressurize English
- pressurizer English
- pressuron English
- pseudopressure English
- repressure English
- repressurise English
- repressurization English
- repressurize English
- underpressure English
- washer English
- pressūra Latin
- pressure Spanish, Castilian
- presura Spanish, Castilian
- presurizar Spanish, Castilian
- プレッシャー Japanese
- pressure Old French
- back
- meter
- washer
- electric
- pressuron
- pressurer
- pressurize
- pressurise
- depressure
- repressure
- nonpressure
- pressurizer
- repressurise
- backpressure
- pressuresome
- pressureless
- overpressure
- depressurize
- repressurize
- depressurise
- pressurizable
- underpressure
- pressuremeter
- pressuremetry
- pressuremetric
- pseudopressure
- pressurewasher
- pressurization
- overpressurize
- pressurisation
- counterpressure
- anthropopressure
- pressurelessness
- repressurization
- electric pressure
- overpressurization