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
- 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
- adversity
- affliction
- albatross
- burden
- choke
- clout
- coercion
- come at
- compel
- compressing
- compression
- compulsion
- confinement
- constrain
- constraint
- crunch
- crushing
- discipline
- distress
- drag
- drive
- duress
- encumbrance
- exigency
- force
- full court press
- hardship
- hassle
- heat
- heaviness
- hurry
- impel
- influence
- inside track
- insist
- lean on
- load
- mass
- misfortune
- necessity
- obligation
- persuasion
- politick
- power
- press
- pressure cooker
- pull
- push
- push around
- requirement
- rush
- sell
- shear
- squeeze
- squeezing
- strain
- strength
- stress
- sway
- tension
- thrust
- trouble
- twist arm
- unnaturalness
- urgency
- weight
- work over
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