noun / verb
pressure
PRESH-er/ˈpreʃər/
A force pressing against something.
The heavy stone exerts pressure on the soft cushion beneath it.
Etymology
Latin pressura named the action of pressing. English first used the word for suffering or anguish, then for physical pressing—the contact force described by this sense.
In context
you'll feel the same pressure at the same depth this is because the static pressure of water is only relative to the depth
More examples
- Apply gentle pressure to the cut to stop the bleeding.
- I check the tire pressure before every long drive.
- Water pressure increases as a diver goes deeper.
Forms
pressure · pressures · pressured · pressuring
pressurize verb — To increase the pressure inside something.
Similar words
- force
- Force includes pulling and twisting, not just pressing.
- compression
- Compression specifically involves squeezing something into a smaller space.