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11419404-n:
a natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy
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11429968-n:
the pressure of the circulating blood against the walls of the blood vessels; results from the systole of the left ventricle of the heart; sometimes measured for a quick evaluation of a person's health
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11494935-n:
the pressure exerted by a gas
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11495607-n:
the pressure exerted by a fluid
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11496296-n:
the pressure at a given point in a liquid measured in terms of the vertical height of a column of the liquid needed to produce the same pressure
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11496503-n:
pressure exerted by the fluids inside the eyeball; regulated by resistance to the outward flow of aqueous humor
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11496746-n:
pressure that keeps oil on the moving parts of an internal-combustion engine
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11496881-n:
(physical chemistry) the pressure exerted by a solution necessary to prevent osmosis into that solution when it is separated from the pure solvent by a semipermeable membrane
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11497173-n:
the minute pressure exerted on a surface normal to the direction of propagation of a wave
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11497378-n:
the difference between the instantaneous pressure at a point in a sound field and the average pressure at that point
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11517494-n:
a force over an area produced by a pressure difference
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11523031-n:
the pressure exerted by a vapor; often understood to mean saturated vapor pressure (the vapor pressure of a vapor in contact with its liquid form)
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00403149-v:
increase the pressure in or of
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00403401-v:
maintain a certain pressure
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00403609-v:
increase the pressure on a gas or liquid
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01447257-v:
exert pressure or force to or upon
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01158872-v:
put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
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05128519-n:
the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary
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08660339-n:
the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object
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13578140-n:
system of measurement based on centimeters and grams and seconds
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13578267-n:
a complete metric system of units of measurement for scientists; fundamental quantities are length (meter) and mass (kilogram) and time (second) and electric current (ampere) and temperature (kelvin) and amount of matter (mole) and luminous intensity (candela)
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13647498-n:
a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 cm/sec/sec to a mass of 1 gram
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13711303-n:
a unit of pressure equal to one newton per square meter
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00098933-a:
(of water) rising to the surface under internal hydrostatic pressure
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00116122-n:
(orthopedics) the act of pulling on a bone or limb (as in a fracture) to relieve pressure or align parts in a special way during healing
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00149508-n:
fastening two pieces of metal together by softening with heat and applying pressure
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00322634-n:
the forceful insertion of a substance under pressure
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00329943-n:
flow under pressure
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00357451-n:
relieving pressure (especially bringing a compressed person gradually back to atmospheric pressure)
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00358702-n:
squeezing out by applying pressure
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00366317-n:
the act of expanding by pressure from within
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00403149-v:
increase the pressure in or of
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00403609-v:
increase the pressure on a gas or liquid
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00403967-v:
decrease the pressure of
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00688766-n:
surgical incision into the eardrum (to relieve pressure or release pus from the middle ear)
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00813800-n:
a wrestling hold in which the holder puts an arm under the opponent's arm and exerts pressure on the back of the neck
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00814274-n:
a wrestling hold in which the opponent's arms are crossed in front of his own neck to exert pressure on his windpipe
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00866273-n:
relaxation of the urethral sphincter in response to increased pressure in the bladder
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01151740-a:
not soft or yielding to pressure
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01152620-a:
resistant to physical force or pressure
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02669295-n:
a masonry support that touches and directly receives thrust or pressure of an arch or bridge
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02686227-n:
a compressor that takes in air at atmospheric pressure and delivers it at a higher pressure
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02690270-n:
a hose that carries air under pressure
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02690583-n:
a chamber that provides access to space where air is under pressure
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02710600-n:
a barometer that measures pressure without using fluids
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02744634-n:
a well drilled through impermeable strata into strata that receive water from a higher altitude so there is pressure to force the water to flow upward
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02828123-a:
relating to fluids at rest or to the pressures they exert or transmit
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02890188-n:
a disk or plate that is fixed to the wheel; pressure is applied to it by the brake pads
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03056873-n:
a brake on a bicycle that engages with reverse pressure on the pedals
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03180969-n:
any device that receives a signal or stimulus (as heat or pressure or light or motion etc.) and responds to it in a distinctive manner
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03297495-n:
a coffee maker that forces live steam under pressure through dark roasted coffee grounds
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03381450-n:
pump used to force a liquid up and expel it under pressure
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03426285-n:
thermometer that measures temperature by changes in the pressure of a gas kept at constant volume
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03551790-n:
a mechanism operated by the resistance offered or the pressure transmitted when a liquid is forced through a small opening or tube
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03555006-n:
a large chamber in which the oxygen pressure is above normal for the atmosphere; used in treating breathing disorders or carbon monoxide poisoning
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03565288-n:
a device produced by pressure on a surface
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03718335-n:
a pressure gauge for comparing pressures of a gas
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03749504-n:
barometer that shows pressure by the height of a column of mercury
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03818343-n:
a lamp consisting of a small gas-discharge tube containing neon at low pressure; luminescence is produced by the action of currents at high frequencies that are wrapped a few turns around the tube
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03855604-n:
a gasket consisting of a flat ring of rubber or plastic; used to seal a joint against high pressure
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03934890-n:
a measuring instrument for measuring high pressures
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03951213-n:
measuring instrument consisting of a combined Pitot tube and static tube that measures total and static pressure; used in aircraft to measure airspeed
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04001499-n:
gauge for measuring and indicating fluid pressure
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04021798-n:
a mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction
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04057673-n:
a turbine with blades arranged to develop torque from gradual decrease of steam pressure from inlet to exhaust
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04072193-n:
any of various controls or devices for regulating or controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, etc.
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04127633-n:
a valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler); it opens automatically when the pressure reaches a dangerous level
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a measuring instrument used to measure static pressure in a stream of fluid
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04451636-n:
measuring instrument for measuring tension or pressure (especially for measuring intraocular pressure in testing for glaucoma)
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a hose (carried on a truck) that fires water under high pressure to disperse crowds (especially crowds of rioters)
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04937848-n:
the property of being rigid and resistant to pressure; not easily scratched; measured on Mohs scale
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04938228-n:
the property of giving little resistance to pressure and being easily cut or molded
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04939987-n:
a consistency of something that does not break under pressure
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05012272-n:
(thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity equal to the internal energy of a system plus the product of its volume and pressure
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05100981-n:
(acoustics) the pressure exerted on a surface normal to the direction of propagation of a sound wave
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05506648-n:
a vascular plexus of the cerebral ventricles that regulate intraventricular pressure
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05874941-n:
the principle that equal volumes of all gases (given the same temperature and pressure) contain equal numbers of molecules
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05875988-n:
the pressure of an ideal gas at constant temperature varies inversely with the volume
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05876469-n:
(chemistry and physics) law stating that the pressure exerted by a mixture of gases equals the sum of the partial pressures of the gases in the mixture; the pressure of a gas in a mixture equals the pressure it would exert if it occupied the same volume alone at the same temperature
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05878229-n:
(physics) the density of an ideal gas at constant pressure varies inversely with the temperature
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pressure applied anywhere to a body of fluid causes a force to be transmitted equally in all directions; the force acts at right angles to any surface in contact with the fluid
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07116443-n:
the terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant
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07117595-n:
a stop consonant articulated by releasing pressure at the glottis; as in the sudden onset of a vowel
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07347846-n:
a region of high pressure travelling through a gas at a high velocity
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07920052-n:
strong black coffee brewed by forcing hot water under pressure through finely ground coffee beans
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10993098-n:
French chemist and physicist who first isolated boron and who formulated the law describing the behavior of gases under constant pressure (1778-1850)
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11040596-n:
English chemist who studied the quantities of gas absorbed by water at different temperatures and under different pressures (1775-1836)
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11429968-n:
the pressure of the circulating blood against the walls of the blood vessels; results from the systole of the left ventricle of the heart; sometimes measured for a quick evaluation of a person's health
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11430863-n:
the pressure of the circulating blood on the arteries
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11431058-n:
the pressure exerted on the walls of the veins by the circulating blood
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11471097-n:
heat absorbed or radiated during a change of phase at a constant temperature and pressure
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11494935-n:
the pressure exerted by a gas
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11495607-n:
the pressure exerted by a fluid
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11496296-n:
the pressure at a given point in a liquid measured in terms of the vertical height of a column of the liquid needed to produce the same pressure
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11496503-n:
pressure exerted by the fluids inside the eyeball; regulated by resistance to the outward flow of aqueous humor
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11496746-n:
pressure that keeps oil on the moving parts of an internal-combustion engine
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11496881-n:
(physical chemistry) the pressure exerted by a solution necessary to prevent osmosis into that solution when it is separated from the pure solvent by a semipermeable membrane
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11497173-n:
the minute pressure exerted on a surface normal to the direction of propagation of a wave
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11497378-n:
the difference between the instantaneous pressure at a point in a sound field and the average pressure at that point
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11517494-n:
a force over an area produced by a pressure difference
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11523031-n:
the pressure exerted by a vapor; often understood to mean saturated vapor pressure (the vapor pressure of a vapor in contact with its liquid form)
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13490683-n:
an industrial process for producing ammonia from nitrogen and hydrogen by combining them under high pressure in the presence of an iron catalyst
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13494472-n:
the process whereby hydrocarbon molecules of petroleum are broken down into kerosene and gasolene by the addition of hydrogen under high pressure in the presence of a catalyst
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13514648-n:
change in the structure of rock by natural agencies such as pressure or heat or introduction of new chemical substances
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13562474-n:
urinary incontinence that occurs when involuntary pressure is put on the bladder by coughing or laughing or sneezing or lifting or straining
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13569905-n:
the passage of gases through fine tubes because of differences in pressure or temperature
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13588233-n:
the ratio of the change in pressure acting on a volume to the fractional change in volume
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13588625-n:
the fractional change in length or area or volume per unit change in temperature at a given constant pressure
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13590079-n:
(physics) the universal constant in the gas equation: pressure times volume = R times temperature; equal to 8.3143 joules per kelvin per mole
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13607985-n:
a unit measuring force per unit area
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13711855-n:
(meteorology) a unit of pressure equal to a million dynes per square centimeter
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13712120-n:
the absolute unit of pressure equal to one dyne per square centimeter
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13717914-n:
the weight of a liter of hydrogen (at 0 centigrade and 760 millimeters pressure)
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14068344-n:
pain resulting from rapid change in pressure
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14481080-n:
the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity; relatively great expansion and contraction with changes in pressure and temperature; the ability to diffuse readily; and the spontaneous tendency to become distributed uniformly throughout any container
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14508974-n:
an abnormally large head; differs from hydrocephalus because there is no increased intracranial pressure and the overgrowth is symmetrical
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14568762-n:
(biology) the normal rigid state of fullness of a cell or blood vessel or capillary resulting from pressure of the contents against the wall or membrane
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14698698-n:
rock altered by pressure and heat
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14731799-n:
albumin occurring in blood serum; serves to maintain the somatic pressure of the blood
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14842226-n:
gas at a high pressure that can be used as a propellant
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14842378-n:
air at a pressure greater than that of the atmosphere
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14878483-n:
hydrocarbon gases, usually propane or butane, kept under pressure
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a mixture of cement and sand and water that is sprayed on a surface under pneumatic pressure
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14939900-n:
a substance that is fluid at room temperature and pressure
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14940386-n:
a substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressure
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matter that is solid at room temperature and pressure
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steam coming from a boiler at full pressure
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