decreasing pressure

collocation in English

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decreasing
adjective
uk
/dɪˈkriː.sɪŋ/us
/dɪˈkriː.sɪŋ/
mathematicsspecialized
In a decreasing list of numbers or amounts, each number or amount is less than the ...
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pressure
noun
uk
/ˈpreʃ.ər/us
/ˈpreʃ.ɚ/
the force you produce when you ...
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The effects of pressure and current amplitude on multiple pinches are calculated, and the results show that the pinch time decreases nonlinearly withdecreasingpressureor increasing current.
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Transpressional deformation developed in a regime ofdecreasingpressure.
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Thedecreasingpressureheads resulted in land subsidence of up to 15ft m.
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An aerofoil passing through air increases air pressure on the underside, whiledecreasingpressureacross the top.
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This causes the gases to preferentially flow in the direction ofdecreasingpressure.
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For example, oxygen levels decrease withdecreasingpressureand are a limiting factor for life at higher altitudes.
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It can also sometimes offer more straining surface area than a plate strainer, improving flow rates, ordecreasingpressureloss through the strainer.
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The aircraft draws air through the channels at high velocity,decreasingpressureover the wings and increasing lift.
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Likewise, the boiling point decreases withdecreasingpressureuntil the triple point is reached.
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As the patient tries to inhale (a maneuver which looks and feels like panting), the lungs expand,decreasingpressurewithin the lungs and increasing lung volume.
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