Antonyms for pressure


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : presh-er
Phonetic Transcription : ˈprɛʃ ər


Definition of pressure

Origin :
  • late 14c., "suffering, anguish; act or fact of pressing on the mind or heart," from Old French presseure "oppression; torture; anguish; press" (for wine or cheeses), "instrument of torture" (12c.) and directly from Latin pressura "action of pressing," from pressus, past participle of premere "to press" (see press (v.1)).
  • Literal meaning "act or fact of pressing" in a physical sense is attested from early 15c. Meaning "moral or mental coercing force" is from 1620s; meaning "urgency" is from 1812. Scientific sense in physics is from 1650s. Pressure cooker is attested from 1915; figurative sense is from 1958. Pressure point is attested from 1876. Pressure-treated, of woods, is from 1911.
  • noun physical force, weight
  • noun demand, difficulty
  • verb bother, urge
Example sentences :
  • Certain faculties develop in response to the pressure of environment.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • Quite often the cave gave way to the pressure of the surrounding rock.
  • Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
  • It is the crisis which makes the pressure, and not the laws which provide a remedy for it.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • So great was the pressure of the throng that men fainted and had to be carried out.
  • Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
  • At a pressure of 20 pounds, the temperature will be about 260 degrees.
  • Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 5 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
  • The discharge is proportional to the square root of the pressure.
  • Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 447, July 26, 1884 » by Various
  • The village hotel throbbed with the pressure of unwonted business.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • In other words the pressure of the wind increases with the square of the velocity.
  • Extract from : « Flying Machines » by W.J. Jackman and Thos. H. Russell
  • Pressure of wind increases in proportion to the square of the velocity.
  • Extract from : « Flying Machines » by W.J. Jackman and Thos. H. Russell
  • The greater this pressure the large and heavier the object which can be raised.
  • Extract from : « Flying Machines » by W.J. Jackman and Thos. H. Russell

Synonyms for pressure

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