Search Result for "force per unit area":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit);
- Example: "the compressed gas exerts an increased pressure"
[syn: pressure, pressure level, force per unit area]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

force per unit area n 1: 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" [syn: pressure, pressure level, force per unit area]