air pressure

The definition of air pressure is the force exerted onto a surface by the weight of the air.

(noun)

An example of air pressure is the average sea-level air pressure of 101.325 kPA.

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See air pressure in Webster's New World College Dictionary

the pressure of atmospheric or compressed air

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