what does force per unit area mean?
FORCE PER UNIT AREA as NOUN
- Meaning
- the force applied to a unit area of surface
- measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)
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- the compressed gas exerts an increased pressure
Hypernyms(s) force per unit area is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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