GAS PRESSURE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The pressure exerted by a gas

Classified under:

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

force per unit area; pressure; pressure level (the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit))

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

air pressure; atmospheric pressure; pressure (the pressure exerted by the atmosphere)