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Meaning Of Pressure
n.
The act of pressing, or the condition of being pressed;
compression; a squeezing; a crushing; as, a pressure of the hand.
n.
A contrasting force or impulse of any kind; as, the
pressure of poverty; the pressure of taxes; the pressure of motives on
the mind; the pressure of civilization.
n.
Affliction; distress; grievance.
n.
Urgency; as, the pressure of business.
n.
Impression; stamp; character impressed.
n.
The action of a force against some obstacle or opposing
force; a force in the nature of a thrust, distributed over a surface,
often estimated with reference to the upon a unit's area.