pressure Sentence Examples

  1. The constant pressure of daily life weighed heavily upon her.
  2. The pressure within the gas cylinder was slowly increasing.
  3. The doctor applied gentle pressure to the wound to stop the bleeding.
  4. The water pressure in the shower was so low that it barely trickled out.
  5. She felt immense pressure to succeed in all her endeavors.
  6. The pressure of the crowd on the subway was almost unbearable.
  7. The engine emitted a loud pressure release valve as it started.
  8. The atmospheric pressure dropped significantly, signaling a coming storm.
  9. The scientist studied the effects of high pressure on the molecular structure of diamond.
  10. The pressure gauge indicated that the air pressure was within the safe operating range.

pressure Meaning

Wordnet

pressure (n)

the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)

a force that compels

the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure

the state of demanding notice or attention

the somatic sensation that results from applying force to an area of skin

an oppressive condition of physical or mental or social or economic distress

the pressure exerted by the atmosphere

Wordnet

pressure (v)

to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means

exert pressure on someone through threats

Webster

pressure (n.)

Electro-motive force.

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FAQs About the word pressure

the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit), a force that compels, the act of pressing; the exertion of pr

tension, strain,stress,load, worry, persecution, uneasiness, concern,anxiety, anger

comfort, comfort, consolation,consolation,

The constant pressure of daily life weighed heavily upon her.

The pressure within the gas cylinder was slowly increasing.

The doctor applied gentle pressure to the wound to stop the bleeding.

The water pressure in the shower was so low that it barely trickled out.