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pressione  

Definition

  • Pressure is an effect which occurs when a force is applied on a surface. Pressure is the amount of force acting on a unit area. Pressure is distinct from stress, as the former is the ratio of the component of force normal to a surface to the surface area. Stress is a tensor that relates the vector force to the vector area.

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  • 0112/2///62720#UAD142

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  • Pressure is an effect which occurs when a force is applied on a surface. Pressure is the amount of force acting on a unit area. Pressure is distinct from stress, as the former is the ratio of the component of force normal to a surface to the surface area. Stress is a tensor that relates the vector force to the vector area.

In other languages

  • 0112/2///62720#UAD142

  • الضغط أو الإجهاد

    Arabic

  • Налягане

    Bulgarian

  • 压强、压力

    Chinese

  • Tlak

    Czech

  • English

  • French

  • German

  • Πίεση - τάση

    Greek

  • לחץ

    Hebrew

  • दबाव

    Hindi

  • nyomás

    Hungarian

  • 圧力

    Japanese

  • pressio

    Latin

  • Tekanan

    Malay

  • فشار، تنش

    Persian

  • ciśnienie

    Polish

  • pressão

    Portuguese

  • presiune

    Romanian

  • Давление

    Russian

  • tlak

    Slovenian

  • Spanish

  • basınç

    Turkish

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https://vocab.sentier.dev/units/quantity-kind/Pressure

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