AIR PRESSURE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The pressure exerted by the atmosphere

Synonyms:

air pressure; atmospheric pressure; pressure

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Hypernyms ("air pressure" is a kind of...):

gas pressure (the pressure exerted by a gas)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "air pressure"):

barometric pressure (atmospheric pressure as indicated by a barometer)

compartment pressure (the air pressure maintained in an air-tight compartment (as in an aircraft))

overpressure (a transient air pressure greater than the surrounding atmospheric pressure)

sea-level pressure (the atmospheric pressure reduced by a formula to the pressure at sea level)