area of low pressure
21area — n. 1) to close off, rope off an area 2) an assembly, staging; built up; catchment; disaster; distressed; drainage; impacted ( crowded with federal employees ); metropolitan, urban; residential; rural; service area 3) (soccer) a penalty area 4)… …
22low — Synonyms and related words: Doric, Hydromatic, a la sourdine, abject, abominable, accented, against, ailing, air mass, alveolar, anticyclone, apical, apico alveolar, apico dental, arrant, articulated, asking price, assimilated, atrocious,… …
23pressure — pres|sure1 [ preʃər ] noun *** 1. ) count or uncount attempts to persuade, threaten, or force someone to do something: pressure for: Pressure for political change increased in the 1990s. pressure on someone (to do something): There is now greater …
24pressure — I UK [ˈpreʃə(r)] / US [ˈpreʃər] noun Word forms pressure : singular pressure plural pressures *** 1) [countable/uncountable] attempts to persuade, threaten, or force someone to do something pressure for: Pressure for political change increased in …
25pressure gauge — 1. an instrument for measuring the pressure of a gas or liquid. 2. an instrument used to determine the pressure in the bore or chamber of a gun when the charge explodes. [1860 65] * * * Instrument for measuring the condition of a fluid (liquid or …
26Pressure washer — A pressure washer is a mechanical device that uses high pressure water to remove mold, grime, dust, mud and dirt from surfaces and objects such as buildings, vehicles and concrete road surfaces. Equipment can be rented or bought that produces… …
27pressure-pattern flying — A technique of long range navigation followed until the early 1960s. In this technique, isobar patterns provided the basis for flight planning to make maximum use of tailwinds. The pilot used the pressure and radio altimeter for this purpose to… …
28low — low1 [ lou ] adjective *** ▸ 1 small in height ▸ 2 small in amount ▸ 3 unhappy, lacking energy ▸ 4 voice/sound: quiet/deep ▸ 5 unfair/dishonest ▸ 6 about clothes 1. ) small in height or smaller than the usual height: a low wall/bridge/building a… …
29low — I UK [ləʊ] / US [loʊ] adjective Word forms low : adjective low comparative lower superlative lowest *** 1) small in height, or smaller than the usual height a low wall/bridge/building a) not far above the ground The plane was very low. low clouds …
30low — low1 adjective 1》 of less than average height. ↘situated not far above the ground, horizon, etc. ↘(of latitude) near the equator. ↘(of women s clothing) cut so as to reveal the upper part of the breasts. 2》 below average in amount,… …
