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pressure

noun
/ˈpɹɛʃə/UK/ˈpɹɛʒə//ˈpɹɛʃɚ/US

Etymology

From Latin pressūra.

  1. derived from pressūra

Definitions

  1. A pressing

    A pressing; a force applied to a surface.

    • Apply pressure to the wound to stop the bleeding.

  2. The amount of force that is applied over a given area divided by the size of this area

    The amount of force that is applied over a given area divided by the size of this area; force per unit area.

  3. A contrasting force or impulse of any kind.

    • the pressure of poverty; the pressure of taxes; the pressure of motives on the mind; the pressure of civilization.
    • When the pressure of danger was not felt.
    • Hostile forces are putting pressure on our people. Take out their supply line to give our troops room to breathe.
  4. ›+ 5 more definitions

    1. Distress.

      • She has felt pressure lately because her boss expects her to get the job done by the first.
      • My people's pressures are grievous.
      • October 31, 1708, Francis Atterbury, a sermon preach'd before the Queen at St. James's In the midst of his great troubles and pressures.

    2. Urgency.

      • the pressure of business

    3. Ellipsis of blood pressure.

    4. Impression

      Impression; stamp; character impressed.

      • All saws of books, all forms, all pressures past.

    5. To encourage or heavily exert force or influence.

      • Do not let anyone pressure you into buying something you do not want.

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Derived

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Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at pressure. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at pressure. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at pressure

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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