Pressure cooking — is a method of cooking in a sealed vessel that does not permit air or liquids to escape below a preset pressure. Because the boiling point of water increases as the pressure increases, the pressure built up inside the cooker allows the liquid in… … Wikipedia
Pressure altitude — In aviation, pressure altitude is the indicated altitude when an altimeter is set to an agreed baseline pressure setting. This setting 101,325 Pa, equivalent to 1013.25 millibar (or hectopascals), or 29.92 inches Hg is equivalent to the air… … Wikipedia
pressure altitude — An atmospheric pressure expressed in terms of altitude which corresponds to that pressure in the standard atmosphere (ICAO). It is the height of an aircraft as measured from an assumed sea level atmospheric pressure level of 1013.2 hectopascals… … Aviation dictionary
Pressure suit — A pressure suit is a protective suit worn by high altitude pilots who may fly at altitudes where the air pressure is too low for an unprotected person to survive, even breathing pure oxygen at positive pressure. Such suits may be either full… … Wikipedia
level — 1. Any rank, position, or status in a graded scale of values. 2. A test for determining such rank or position. acoustic reference l. the biological reference l. for sound measurements. When the term decibel is used to … Medical dictionary
Flight level — A Flight Level (FL) is a standard nominal altitude of an aircraft, in hundreds of feet. This altitude is calculated from a world wide fixed pressure datum of 1013.25 hPa (29.921 inHg), the average sea level pressure, and therefore is not… … Wikipedia
Positive airway pressure — A typical CPAP machine houses the air pump in a case lined with sound absorbing material for quieter operation. A hose carries the pressurized air to a face mask or nasal pillow … Wikipedia
Sea level — For the sea level change associated with the current episode of global warming, see current sea level rise. For other uses, see Sea level (disambiguation). This marker indicating the sea level is placed on the path from Jerusalem to the Dead Sea … Wikipedia
Atmospheric pressure — Air pressure redirects here. For the pressure of air in other systems, see pressure. Atmospheric pressure is the force per unit area exerted against a surface by the weight of air above that surface in the Earth s atmosphere. In most… … Wikipedia
Agenda-setting theory — states that the news media have a large influence on audiences, in terms of what stories to consider newsworthy and how much prominence and space to give them.[1] Agenda setting theory’s main postulate is salience transfer. Salience transfer is… … Wikipedia
Blood pressure — For information about high blood pressure, see Hypertension. Blood pressure Diagnostics A sphygmomanometer, a device used for measuring arterial pressure. MeSH … Wikipedia