pressure
force applied over an area
sound pressure
local pressure deviation from the ambient atmospheric pressure, caused by a sound wave
static pressure
pressure in the absence of sound waves
positive end-expiratory pressure
pressure in the lungs above atmospheric pressure that exists at the end of expiration
intracranial pressure
pressure inside the skull and thus in the brain tissue and cerebrospinal fluid
ground pressure
Measurement of pressure exerted on the ground. Often used for the pressure from a vehicle's wheels or tracks
Reid vapor pressure
Measure of the volatility of gasoline and other petroleum products
partial pressure
hypothetical pressure of gas if it alone occupied the volume of the mixture at the same temperature
intraocular pressure
fluid pressure inside the eye
dynamic pressure
concept in fluid dynamics
acoustic radiation pressure
apparent pressure difference between the average pressure at a surface moving with the displacement of the wave propagation (the Lagrangian pressure) and the pressure that would have existed in the fluid of the same mean density when at rest
hydrostatic pressure
pressure due to weight of a fluid at rest
vapor pressure
pressure exterted by a vapor in thermodynamic equilibrium
pressure drop
difference in pressure between two points of a fluid
pore water pressure
pressure of groundwater held within a soil or rock, in gaps between particles
turgor pressure
intracellular pressure exerted by the plasma against the cell wall
mean effective pressure
physical quantity
mean airway pressure
mean pressure applied during positive-pressure mechanical ventilation
plateau pressure
pressure applied to small airways and alveoli during positive-pressure mechanical ventilation
standard pressure
chosen value of pressure, 10⁵ Pa
positive pressure
pressure minus ambient pressure
magnetic pressure
energy density associated with a magnetic field
radiation pressure
pressure exerted upon any surface exposed to electromagnetic radiation
stagnation pressure
pressure at a point of zero velocity within a fluid flow
overburden pressure
stress imposed on soil or rock by overlying material
pulse pressure
difference between the systolic and diastolic pressure readings
Casimir pressure
pressure created by the Casimir effect
ambient pressure
pressure of the surrounding medium
critical pressure
pressure at the critical point
true vapor pressure
measure of the volatility of petroleum distillate fuels
blood pressure
pressure exerted by circulating blood upon the walls of blood vessels
osmotic pressure
measure of the tendency of a solution to take in pure solvent by osmosis
cold inflation pressure
pressure in tires before they are warmed up by the car's motion
root pressure
transverse osmotic pressure within the cells of a root system
negative pressure
relative pressure if below ambient pressure
ram pressure
pressure exerted on a body that is moving through a fluid medium
critical closing pressure
pressure below which the blood vessel closes completely
Disk loading
characteristic of rotors/propellers
peak inspiratory pressure
in mechanical ventilation