air pressure
Atmospheric pressure or barometric pressureAtmospheric pressure or barometric pressure.
» As elevation increases, air pressure decreases.
Der Luftdruck sinkt mit steigender Höhe.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable, usually)Atmospheric pressure or barometric pressure.
the pressure exerted by the atmosphere
(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 sentencesAs elevation increases, air pressure decreases.
deDer Luftdruck sinkt mit steigender Höhe. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Venus' air pressure is very high.
Is there an air pressure gauge here?
ruЗдесь есть манометр? — odexed
deGibt es hier ein Luftdruckmessgerät? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Too much air pressure can damage the patient's lungs.
The vacuum of space has no air and no pressure.
Translations
1 languagesBy meaning 1
Forms
plural: air pressures| Singular | air pressure |
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uncountable
Synonyms
2 synonyms- the pressure exerted by the atmosphere:atmospheric pressurepressure
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable