pressure head

noun

1. physics a more formal name for head

Example Sentences

“To be able to do that on the biggest stage, in front of a full house, under all that pressure,” Head said, “is something I’ll be able to look back on later in my life.”

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Barcelona are not afraid of anyone, according to their under pressure head coach Ronald Koeman.

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“It’s hard to find an explanation right after the race but I think the guys are putting themselves under too much pressure,” head coach Andreas Puelacher said.

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In its case the working fluid is water itself, but, like Hydrostor’s system, the pressure head is created by putting the storage vessels underwater—in this case, 100 metres down in Lake Constance, a depth that creates an excess pressure of ten atmospheres.

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As the third locomotive passed him, he noticed that the engineer strained his sight ahead in a tensioned way, and the fireman piled in the coal for the fullest pressure head of steam.

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