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• Pressure suit — A pressure suit is a protective suit worn by high altitude pilots who may fly at altitudes where the air pressure is too low for an unprotected person to survive, even breathing pure oxygen at positive pressure. Such suits may be either full… …   Wikipedia

• Pressure cooking — is a method of cooking in a sealed vessel that does not permit air or liquids to escape below a preset pressure. Because the boiling point of water increases as the pressure increases, the pressure built up inside the cooker allows the liquid in… …   Wikipedia

• pressure cooker — pressure ,cooker noun count 1. ) a deep cooking pan with a tight lid that allows the pressure of steam to cook food quickly 2. ) INFORMAL a difficult situation in which people have to work very hard or experience a lot of strong emotions: the… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• tight — adj., n., & adv. adj. 1 closely held, drawn, fastened, fitting, etc. (a tight hold; a tight skirt). 2 closely and firmly put together (a tight joint). 3 (of clothes etc.) too closely fitting (my shoes are rather tight). 4 impermeable, impervious …   Useful english dictionary

• Pressure exchanger — A pressure exchanger transfers pressure energy from a high pressure fluid stream to a low pressure fluid stream. Many industrial processes operate at elevated pressures and have high pressure waste streams. One way of providing a high pressure… …   Wikipedia

• pressure cooker — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms pressure cooker : singular pressure cooker plural pressure cookers 1) a deep cooking pan with a tight lid that allows the pressure of steam to cook food quickly 2) informal a difficult situation in which people …   English dictionary

• pressure bandage — noun A tight fitting or tightly wrapped bandage for reducing swelling or blood loss from a wound by applying pressure to the injury …   Wiktionary

• Negative pressure ventilator — This article is about the medical device. For the band, see Iron Lung (band). Negative pressure ventilator Intervention An Emerson iron lung. The patient lies within the chamber, which when sealed provides an effectively oscillating atmospheric… …   Wikipedia

• Positive airway pressure — A typical CPAP machine houses the air pump in a case lined with sound absorbing material for quieter operation. A hose carries the pressurized air to a face mask or nasal pillow …   Wikipedia

• No Pressure — For the 2010 short film, see No Pressure (film). No Pressure Studio album by Erick Sermon Released …   Wikipedia

• Back pressure — usually refers to the pressure exerted on a moving fluid by obstructions or tight bends in the confinement vessel along which it is moving, such as piping or air vents, against its direction of flow. For example, an automotive exhaust muffler… …   Wikipedia