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Webster 1913 Edition

Pression

Pres′sion

,
Noun.
[L.
pressio
: cf. F.
pression
. See 4th
Press
.]
1.
The act of pressing; pressure.
Sir I. Newton.
2.
(Cartesian Philos.)
An endeavor to move.

Webster 1828 Edition

Pression

PRES'SION

,
Noun.
The act of pressing. But pressure is more generally used.
1.
In the Cartesian philosophy, an endeavor to move.

Definition 2024

pression

pression

English

Noun

pression ‎(plural pressions)

  1. (rare) Pressure or an act of applying pressure.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pressio.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʁɛsjɔ̃/, /pʁesjɔ̃/

Noun

pression f ‎(plural pressions)

  1. pressure
  2. (medicine, physics) pressure
  3. (countable) popper (UK), snap (fastener) (US)

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