pressure
/ˈpɹɛʃɚ/
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.01 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Apply pressure to the wound to stop the bleeding."
- "the throttle valve should be partially closed which will allow a pressure of steam to accumulate and so determine at once the true water-level"
- "the pressure of poverty; the pressure of taxes; the pressure of motives on the mind; the pressure of civilization."
- "When the pressure of danger was not felt."
- "Hostile forces are putting pressure on our people. Take out their supply line to give our troops room to breathe."
- "She has felt pressure lately because her boss expects her to get the job done by the first."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-? Proto-Indo-European *pres-der. Proto-Italic *pres- Latin premō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin pressūrader. English pressure Derived from Latin pressūra.
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: pressūra
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈpɹɛʃɚ/
- British English: /ˈpɹɛʃə/