Meaning

2 senses
  1. (uncountable, usually)Atmospheric pressure or barometric pressure.

    the pressure exerted by the atmosphere

  2. (uncountable, usually)The (amount of) pressure of air within something

    The air pressure in the rear tyres should often be higher than in the front tyres.

    Luftdruck

Examples

7 sentences
  1. As elevation increases, air pressure decreases.

    deDer Luftdruck sinkt mit steigender Höhe. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  2. Venus' air pressure is very high.

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  3. Is there an air pressure gauge here?

    ruЗдесь есть манометр? — odexed

    deGibt es hier ein Luftdruckmessgerät? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  4. Too much air pressure can damage the patient's lungs.

  5. The vacuum of space has no air and no pressure.

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Translations

1 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 1
air pressure within something:

Forms

plural: air pressures
Singularair pressure

uncountable

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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