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Engelsk navneord: pressure | |||
| 1. | pressure (om fænomen) the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit) | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The compressed gas exerts an increased pressure. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | force per unit area, pressure level | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | physical phenomenon | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | blood pressure, corpuscular-radiation pressure, gas pressure, head, hydrostatic head, instantaneous sound pressure, intraocular pressure, IOP, oil pressure, osmotic pressure, radiation pressure, sound pressure, suction, vapor pressure, vapour pressure | ||
| 2. | pressure (om egenskab) a force that compels | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The public brought pressure to bear on the government. | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | force | ||
| 3. | pressure (om handling) the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He gave the button a press. He used pressure to stop the bleeding. At the pressing of a button. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | press, pressing | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | push, pushing | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | compressing, compression, impression | ||
| 4. | pressure (om tilstand) the state of demanding notice or attention | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The insistence of their hunger. The press of business matters. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | imperativeness, insistence, insistency, press | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | urgency | ||
| 5. | pressure (om erkendelse) the somatic sensation that results from applying force to an area of skin | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The sensitivity of his skin to pressure and temperature was normal. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | pressure sensation | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | somaesthesia, somatesthesia, somatic sensation, somesthesia | ||
| 6. | pressure (om tilstand) an oppressive condition of physical or mental or social or economic distress | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | distress | ||
| 7. | pressure (om fænomen) the pressure exerted by the atmosphere | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | air pressure, atmospheric pressure | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | gas pressure | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | barometric pressure, compartment pressure, overpressure, sea-level pressure | ||
Engelsk udsagnsord: pressure | |||
| 1. | pressure (om adfærd) to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means : | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | She forced him to take a job in the city. He squeezed her for information. | ||
| Eksempler på anvendelse | They pressure him to write the letter | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | coerce, force, hale, squeeze | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE. Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | compel, obligate, oblige | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | bludgeon, bring oneself, dragoon, drive, railroad, sandbag, squeeze for, steamroll, steamroller, terrorise, terrorize, turn up the heat, turn up the pressure | ||
| Medfører | act, move | ||
| 2. | pressure (om adfærd) exert pressure on someone through threats | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | blackjack, blackmail | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | act upon, influence, work | ||
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