outward pressure

collocation in English

meaningsofoutwardandpressure

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outward
adjective
uk
/ˈaʊt.wəd/us
/ˈaʊt.wɚd/
relating to how people, situations, or things seem to be, rather than how they ...
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pressure
noun
uk
/ˈpreʃ.ər/us
/ˈpreʃ.ɚ/
the force you produce when you ...
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(Definition ofoutwardandpressurefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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On the contrary, osmoticoutwardpressurealso caused by high genome confinement stabilizes phage particles against external deformations, as discussed immediately above.
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Internal force from higher genome-packaging density in phage leads to increased lateral stress on the capsid walls due to the largeoutwardpressure.
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Substantial buttresses (to withstand theoutwardpressureof the side galleries) and corner pinnacles strengthen and enhance the otherwise plain exterior.
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While this overdensity gravitationally attracts matter towards it, the heat of photon-matter interactions creates a large amount ofoutwardpressure.
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Active protection transforms a pull on the device into anoutwardpressureon the rock that helps the device set more firmly.
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The slurry prevents the trench from collapsing by providingoutwardpressurewhich balances the inward hydraulic forces and prevents water flow into the trench.
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This results in anoutwardpressure, causing friction between the foam and whatever it is poured into.
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That is, the gas will collapse without being significantly perturbed byoutwardpressure.
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As the slide moves forward, the locking piece maintainsoutwardpressureon the rollers.
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Stars exhibiting these characteristics still contract as gravity's inward pressure increases relative to the star's totaloutwardpressure.
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But the intense heat of the near constant photon-matter interactions of this epoch rather forcefully seeks thermal equilibrium, which creates a large amount ofoutwardpressure.
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For a sufficiently massive star theoutwardpressureof radiant energy generated by nuclear fusion in the stars core exceeds the inward pull of its own gravity.
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Unlike ordinary stars, they are strongly affected by theoutwardpressureof the light that they emit, which blows off massive winds from their outer atmospheres.
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Michelangelo redesigned the dome to have two shells, a mostly brick internal structure, and three iron chains to resistoutwardpressure.
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The more effective the use that can be made of existing derelict town and city land, the less the outward pressures for urban expansion that will otherwise overtake rural areas.
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