Pressure Unit (Noun)
Meaning
A unit measuring force per unit area.
Classification
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.
Examples
- The preferred pressure unit when measuring gas pressure in a laboratory setting is often the pascal.
- In most countries, the standard atmospheric pressure unit at sea level is one bar.
- One of the most commonly used pressure units in the petroleum industry is pounds per square inch.
- Most everyday applications utilize the kilopascal as a pressure unit for measuring tire or radiator pressure.
- The millimeter of mercury is an archaic but still occasionally used pressure unit for medical blood pressure measurements.