fluid pressure

American  

noun

Physics, Mechanics.

1. the pressure exerted by a fluid, directly proportional to the specific gravity at any point and to the height of the fluid above the point.

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fluid pressure British  

noun

1. the pressure exerted by a fluid at any point inside it. The difference of pressure between two levels is determined by the product of the difference of height, the density, and the acceleration of free fall

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Etymology

Origin of fluid pressure

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

The team examined the mechanical properties of the cells, such as their elasticity and fluid pressure.

From Science Daily

Specifically, they looked at how seasonal precipitation would affect the underground "pore fluid pressure" -- the amount of pressure that fluids in the Earth's cracks and fissures exert within the bedrock.

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In addition, they show that their model accurately describes the rise in fluid pressure observed in the Nankai subduction zone near Japan after a series of small earthquakes in 2003.

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Being able to do so is important, he stresses, because "porous media of interest -- biological porous media, industrial porous media, and geological porous media -- they often contain fluid in their pore spaces, and that fluid will be hydraulically transported through those pore openings. And the two phenomena are coupled: how the stress is transmitted and what the pore fluid pressure is."

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Excess fluid pressure buildup in the eye is a risk factor; it’s treated with medication, or lasers or scalpels that eventually relieve the pressure.

From Science Magazine