B1NounFeminine
la pressione
pressure
/pres-SYOH-neh/
Plural: pressioni
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What does ‘pressione’ mean in English?
Examples in Context
La pressione atmosferica diminuisce con l'altitudine.
Atmospheric pressure decreases with altitude.
Il medico ha misurato la pressione sanguigna del paziente.
The doctor measured the patient's blood pressure.
About This Word
Torricelli (1608–1647), Italian physicist, invented the barometer to measure atmospheric pressure.
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