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давление — meaning in English

davleniye

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English meaning

  • duress noun Pressure or threats used to force someone into doing something against their will.
  • pressure noun The continuous force exerted on or against an object by something in contact with it.
  • stress noun A feeling of mental or emotional strain caused by pressure or difficult circumstances.

Senses

давление is used for these senses in English:

  • duress Constraint by threat.
  • pressure A pressing; a force applied to a surface.
  • pressure (physics) The amount of force that is applied over a given area divided by the size of this area; force per unit area.
  • stress (countable, physics) The internal distribution of force across a small boundary per unit area of that boundary (pressure) within a body. It causes strain or deformation and is typically symbolised by σ or τ.
  • stress (uncountable) Emotional pressure suffered by a human being or other animal.

duress — full definition

  1. noun Pressure or threats used to force someone into doing something against their will.
  2. verb To force someone into an action through threats or pressure.

pressure — full definition

  1. noun The continuous force exerted on or against an object by something in contact with it.
  2. noun A feeling of stress caused by demands or difficult circumstances.
  3. verb To try to persuade or force someone into doing something.
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