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  • 11Pressure 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… …

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  • 12Pressure drop — For other uses, see Pressure Drop (disambiguation). Pressure drop is a term used to describe the decrease in pressure from one point in a pipe or tube to another point downstream. Pressure drop is the result of frictional forces on the fluid as… …

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  • 13Reference ellipsoid — In geodesy, a reference ellipsoid is a mathematically defined surface that approximates the geoid, the truer figure of the Earth, or other planetary body.Because of their relative simplicity, reference ellipsoids are used as a preferred surface… …

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  • 14Pressure (Billy Joel song) — For the song by Paramore, see Pressure (Paramore song). For the song by Queen, see Under Pressure. Infobox Single Name = Pressure Artist = Billy Joel from Album = The Nylon Curtain A side = B side = Laura Released = 1982 Format = 7 Recorded =… …

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  • 15Reference Daily Intake — The Reference Daily Intake or Recommended Daily Intake (RDI) is the daily intake level of a nutrient that is considered to be sufficient to meet the requirements of 97–98% of healthy individuals in every demographic in the United States (where it …

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  • 16Reference tone — A reference tone is a pure tone corresponding to a known frequency, and produced at a stable sound pressure level (volume), usually by specialized equipment.In mediaThe most common reference tone in audio engineering is a Audio|1000Hz.ogg|1000 Hz …

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  • 17pressure — 1. A stress or force acting in any direction against resistance. 2. (P, frequently followed by a subscript indicating location)In physics and physiology, the force per unit area exerted by a gas or liquid against the walls of its container or… …

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  • 18Difference between gauge and absolute pressure — The most common pressure reference is gauge pressure signified by a (g) after the pressure unit e.g. 30 psi g, which means that the pressure measured is the total pressure minus atmospheric pressure. There are two types of gauge reference… …

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  • 19Orders of magnitude (pressure) — This is a tabulated listing of the orders of magnitude in relation to pressure expressed in pascals. Magnitude Pressure lbf/in2 or dB Item 10−13 Pa 0.1 pPa Interstellar space pressure (approximate) 10 …

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  • 20Atmospheric pressure — Pressure Pres sure (?; 138), n. [OF., fr. L. pressura, fr. premere. See 4th {Press}.] 1. The act of pressing, or the condition of being pressed; compression; a squeezing; a crushing; as, a pressure of the hand. [1913 Webster] 2. A contrasting… …

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