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Examples of partial pressure in a Sentence
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Beyond the risks of decompression sickness, living under the sea alters the partial pressure of oxygen in the human body.
—Tree Meinch, Discover Magazine, 25 May 2023
In many cases, the cause of death is increased partial pressure of nitrogen, according to the Library of Medicine.
—Joe Mario Pedersen, orlandosentinel.com, 16 June 2021
The increase in the partial pressure of the carbon dioxide was temporarily difficult to tolerate, leading to gagging and choking, but the submarine flooded quickly and the pressure was equalized.
—Rachel Lance, Wired, 7 Apr. 2020
Unlike an internal combustion engine, an electric motor cares not about partial pressures of oxygen.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 19 Mar. 2018
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Word History
First Known Use
1857, in the meaning defined above
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“Partial pressure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/partial%20pressure. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
Medical Definition
partial pressure
noun
: the pressure exerted by a (specified) component in a mixture of gases
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