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Pressure

Pressure (symbol: p or P) is the force applied perpendicular to the surface of an object per unit area over which that force is distributed.: 445 Gauge pressure (also spelled gage pressure) is the pressure relative to the ambient pressure.

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Common symbols
p, P
Derivations from other quantities
p = F / A
Dimension
M L − 1 T − 2 {\displaystyle {\mathsf {M}}{\mathsf {L}}^{-1}{\mathsf {T}}^{-2}}
In SI base units
kg⋅m−1⋅s−2
SI unit
pascal (Pa)

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Pressure

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Avg. degree1.99
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see also · 21
Pressure → Analysis, Applied, Boyle's, Charles, Combination, Comparison, Component, Device, Equipment, Gay-Lussac's, Great, Kinetic, Line, Local, Relation, Repulsive, Temperature, Term, Theorem, Understanding
is a · 10
Pressure → barye, lower-case p, pascal, physical concept that describes a thermodynamic ensemble of all factors that produce the same volumetric strain in a material, pressure a fluid exerts when it is forced to stop moving, pressure of a vapour in thermodynamic equilibrium with its condensed phases in a closed system, relevant measure of pressure wherever one is interested in the stress on storage vessels and the plumbing components of fluidics systems, same at the bottom of each vase, scalar proportionality constant that relates these two normal vectors, scalar quantity
related to Negative pressures · 10
Pressure → For, In, Microscopically, Negative, The, The Casimir, Thermodynamically, They, When, While
related to Units · 10
Pressure → Ba, But, N/m2, Other, Pa, SI, The, The CGS, The SI, This
related to Examples · 8
Pressure → Although, Another, As, If, The, This, Unlike, Whereas
related to Generalized pressure · 7
Pressure → Einstein's, Generalized, Lei Li, Physical Review, Sichuan University, The, Within
related to Liquid pressure · 6
Pressure → As, If, Liquid, The, Thus, When
related to External links · 5
Pressure → Convert, Dynamics, Fluid Statics, Introduction, Project PHYSNETPressure
related to Scalar nature · 5
Pressure → Because, In, The, This, When
related to Vapour pressure · 5
Pressure → All, Bubble, The, Vapour, With

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PressureCommon symbolsp, P1.00infobox
PressureDerivations from other quantitiesp = F / A1.00infobox
PressureDimensionM L − 1 T − 2 {\displaystyle {\mathsf {M}}{\mathsf {L}}^{-1}{\mathsf {T}}^{-2}}1.00infobox
PressureIn SI base unitskg⋅m−1⋅s−21.00infobox
PressureSI unitpascal (Pa)1.00infobox
Pressureis alower-case p0.90text
Pressureis ascalar quantity0.90text
Pressureis ascalar proportionality constant that relates these two normal vectors0.90text
Pressureis apascal0.90text
Pressureis abarye0.90text
Pressureis arelevant measure of pressure wherever one is interested in the stress on storage vessels and the plumbing components of fluidics systems0.90text
Pressureis apressure a fluid exerts when it is forced to stop moving0.90text
Pressureis apressure of a vapour in thermodynamic equilibrium with its condensed phases in a closed system0.90text
Pressureis asame at the bottom of each vase0.90text
Pressureis aphysical concept that describes a thermodynamic ensemble of all factors that produce the same volumetric strain in a material0.90text

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