Definition that contains the press
- head the pressure exerted by a fluid
- pressure the pressure exerted by the atmosphere
- hydrostatic head the pressure at a given point in a liquid measured in terms of the vertical height of a column of the liquid needed to produce the same pressure
- blood pressure the pressure of the circulating blood against the walls of the blood vessels; results from the systole of the left ventricle of the heart; sometimes measured for a quick evaluation of a person's health
- vapour pressure the pressure exerted by a vapor; often understood to mean saturated vapor pressure (the vapor pressure of a vapor in contact with its liquid form)
- venous pressure the pressure exerted on the walls of the veins by the circulating blood
- atmospheric pressure the pressure exerted by the atmosphere
- boyle's law the pressure of an ideal gas at constant temperature varies inversely with the volume
- arterial pressure the pressure of the circulating blood on the arteries
- gas pressure the pressure exerted by a gas