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Define the term pressure?

Difficulty: Easy

Pressure:

           The force acting normally per unit area on the surface of a body is called pressure.

Thus    

Pressure P  = $\frac{Force}{Area}$ 
Or                            P = $\frac{F}{A}$  

   
Unit of Pressure:
            In SI units, the unit of pressure is $Nm^{-2}$ also called pascal (Pa).

Thus
1 $Nm^{-2}$ = 1 Pa

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