Definition of Pressure level

1. Noun. The force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit). "The compressed gas exerts an increased pressure"


Lexicographical Neighbors of Pressure Level

pressure-feed lubricating system
pressure-ulcer
pressure-wash
pressure bandage
pressure cabin
pressure cooker
pressure cookers
pressure dome
pressure feed
pressure gage
pressure gauge
pressure gauges
pressure gradient
pressure group
pressure groups
pressure level (current term)
pressure of speech
pressure point
pressure retarded osmosis
pressure sensation
pressure sore
pressure suit
pressure ulcer
pressure ulcers
pressure unit
pressure valve
pressure vessel
pressure vessels
pressure washer
pressure washers

Literary usage of Pressure level

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Navigation Rules, International-Inland by D A Appelbaum (1998)
"The sound pressure level of a directional whistle shall be not more than 4 dB below the prescribed sound pressure level on the axis at any direction in the ..."

2. Noise And Military Service: Implications for Hearing Loss And Tinnitus by Larry Humes, Lois Mary Joellenbeck, Jane Durch (2006)
"Sound pressure level (SPL): Ten times the logarithm to the base 10 of the ... Threshold: The minimum sound pressure level of a pure tone that can be heard ..."

3. Blood-pressure, from the Clinical Standpoint by Francis Ashley Faught (1916)
"Dyspnea may cause rise in blood-pressure, the pressure level is also influenced by the day of the disease. ..."

4. 5th Report Of The Joint National Committee On Detection, Evaluation, And by DIANE Publishing Company (2004)
"Provide reinforcement: * Provide feedback regarding blood pressure level; * Ask about behaviors to achieve blood pressure control; * Give positive feedback ..."

5. Transactions of the Association of American Physicians by Association of American Physicians (1921)
"There was partial but never complete return to the former pressure level. 5. Degree of Contraction. There was always an increase in the height of the stroke ..."

6. Transactions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers by American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1904)
"The task, for saturated steam, then reduces tf> (1) to look up the boiler-pressure level in the table and note the total heat and the steam-entropy; ..."

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