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pressure
English
Etymology
From Old French, from Latin press?ra.
Pronunciation
- enPR: pr?sh?-?(r), IPA(key): /?p????(?)/
- (UK) IPA(key): [?p???.?(?)]
- (US) IPA(key): [?p???.?]
- Rhymes: -???(?)
- Hyphenation: pres?sure
Noun
pressure (countable and uncountable, plural pressures)
- A pressing; a force applied to a surface.
- Apply pressure to the wound to stop the bleeding.
- A contrasting force or impulse of any kind
- the pressure of poverty; the pressure of taxes; the pressure of motives on the mind; the pressure of civilization.
- Distress.
- 1649, Eikon Basilike
- My people's pressures are grievous.
- October 31, 1708, Francis Atterbury, a sermon preach'd before the Queen at St. James's
- In the midst of his great troubles and pressures.
- 1649, Eikon Basilike
- Urgency
- the pressure of business
- (obsolete) Impression; stamp; character impressed.
- (physics) The amount of force that is applied over a given area divided by the size of this area.
Synonyms
- (distress): affliction, grievance
- (urgency): press
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
pressure (third-person singular simple present pressures, present participle pressuring, simple past and past participle pressured)
- (transitive) To encourage or heavily exert force or influence.
- Do not let anyone pressure you into buying something you do not want.
Translations
See also
- (units of pressure): pascal (Pa); bar, barye (Ba); pounds per square inch (psi, lbf/in2, lb/in2), torr, mmHg, atmosphere (atm)
Anagrams
- perusers
French
Pronunciation
- Homophones: pressurent, pressures
Verb
pressure
- first-person singular present indicative of pressurer
- third-person singular present indicative of pressurer
- first-person singular present subjunctive of pressurer
- third-person singular present subjunctive of pressurer
- second-person singular imperative of pressurer
Latin
Participle
press?re
- vocative masculine singular of press?rus
Old French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin press?ra.
Noun
pressure f (oblique plural pressures, nominative singular pressure, nominative plural pressures)
- pressure (action or result of pressing)
Descendants
- ? English: pressure
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resomation
English
Etymology
re- +? soma +? -ation.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: re?so?ma?tion
Noun
resomation (countable and uncountable, plural resomations)
- A process for the disposal of a corpse by submerging it in a strong base compound at a high pressure and temperature until it dissolves.
Quotations
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:resomation.
Synonyms
- alkaline hydrolysis, biocremation, flameless cremation, water cremation
Related terms
- resomate
- resomator
References
- resomation in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- resomation at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- Romaniotes, aeronomist
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