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41pressure — 1 noun 1 force (U) the act of force or weight being put on to something: The pressure of the water turns the wheel. | factors such as temperature and pressure 2 strength (C, U) the strength of the force or weight put on something: high/low… …
42Pressure point — For other uses, see Pressure point (disambiguation). Pressure point (穴位) Chinese name Chinese 穴位 …
43force — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. compulsion, coercion; strength, brawn, power, might; meaning, import, effect; troops, soldiery, army (see combatant). See vigor. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Physical power] Syn. strength, energy, might;… …
44pressure — [[t]pre̱ʃə(r)[/t]] ♦ pressures, pressuring, pressured 1) N UNCOUNT Pressure is force that you produce when you press hard on something. She kicked at the door with her foot, and the pressure was enough to open it... The pressure of his fingers… …
45force */*/*/ — I UK [fɔː(r)s] / US [fɔrs] noun Word forms force : singular force plural forces 1) a) [uncountable] physical strength, or violence They accused the police of using excessive force during the arrest. by force: The army took control of the region… …
46force pump — noun pump used to force a liquid up and expel it under pressure • Hypernyms: ↑pump * * * noun : a pump with a solid piston for drawing and forcing through valves a liquid (as water) to a considerable height above the pump or under a considerable… …
47pressure — n. & v. n. 1 a the exertion of continuous force on or against a body by another in contact with it. b the force exerted. c the amount of this (expressed by the force on a unit area) (atmospheric pressure). 2 urgency; the need to meet a deadline… …
48Pressure suit — A pressure suit is a protective suit worn by high altitude pilots who may fly at altitudes where the air pressure is too low for an unprotected person to survive, even breathing pure oxygen at positive pressure. Such suits may be either full… …
49pressure — noun 1 force produced by pressing ADJECTIVE ▪ gentle, light ▪ firm ▪ downward VERB + PRESSURE ▪ apply, exe …
50pressure*/*/*/ — [ˈpreʃə] noun I 1) [C/U] attempts to persuade or force someone to do something Pressure for political change increased in the 1990s.[/ex] The council is still under pressure to reduce spending.[/ex] There is now greater pressure on the White… …
