Meanings
nounair pressure (usually uncountable, plural air pressures)
plural air pressures
- uncountableusuallyatmospheric pressure or barometric pressure.
- uncountableusuallythe (amount of) pressure of air within something
The air pressure in the rear tyres should often be higher than in the front tyres.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Danish lufttryk
- lufttrykair pressure within something
Esperanto aerpremo
- aerpremoair pressure within something
German Luftdruck
- Luftdruckair pressure within something
Norwegian Bokmål lufttrykk
- lufttrykkair pressure within something
Romanian presiune
- presiuneair pressure within something
Cite this entry
APA
air pressure. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/air%20pressure
MLA
“air pressure.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/air%20pressure. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “air pressure,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/air%20pressure.
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