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pressure
1. A measure of the force exerted on a surface.
2. The force exerted by something pressing or squeezing an area.
2. The force exerted by something pressing or squeezing an area.
The tires on a car are under pressure because air, forced into them, pushes against their rubber walls.
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air pressure
Measured with a barometer, the force per unit area that the air exerts on any surface; it results from the collision of air molecules.
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atmospheric pressure
The pressure created by the effect of gravity on the air above the earth.
The atmospheric pressure decreases as the higher altitude increases.
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