Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun force_per_unit_area

1 sense of force per unit area

Sense 1
pressure, pressure level, force per unit area -- (the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit); "the compressed gas exerts an increased pressure")
       => physical phenomenon -- (a natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy)