Druck

Definitions of Druck
  1. noun
    the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)
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    Blutdruck
    the pressure of the circulating blood against the walls of the blood vessels; results from the systole of the left ventricle of the heart; sometimes measured for a quick evaluation of a person's health
    Wasserdruck
    the pressure at a given point in a liquid measured in terms of the vertical height of a column of the liquid needed to produce the same pressure
    Öldruck
    pressure that keeps oil on the moving parts of an internal-combustion engine
    Gasdruck
    (physical chemistry) the pressure exerted by a solution necessary to prevent osmosis into that solution when it is separated from the pure solvent by a semipermeable membrane
    Schalldruck
    the difference between the instantaneous pressure at a point in a sound field and the average pressure at that point
    Dampfdruck
    the pressure exerted by a vapor; often understood to mean saturated vapor pressure (the vapor pressure of a vapor in contact with its liquid form)
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    physikalisches Phänomen
    a natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy
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