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partial pressure
noun
, Physics, Chemistry.
- the pressure that a gas in a mixture of gases would exert if it occupied the same volume as the mixture at the same temperature.
partial pressure
noun
- the pressure that a gas, in a mixture of gases, would exert if it alone occupied the whole volume occupied by the mixture
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Word History and Origins
Origin of partial pressure1
First recorded in 1855–60
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Example Sentences
The assimilation of carbon increases with the increase in the partial pressure of the CO2.
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The ratios of the fluxes of partial pressure to the corresponding pressure-gradients are also equal to the same coefficient.
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With regard to the partial pressure of the components, the behaviour is more uniform.
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