Just to give you some perspective, the bite force of a measly human is just 162 psi.—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 27 Sep. 2024 By the time the Dragon's cabin was in a vacuum, the pressure inside the astronauts's suits was about 5 psi, which is slightly less than the summit of Mount Everest.—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 12 Sep. 2024 The trick is to lower your tire pressure to 15 pounds per square inch (psi) or less.—Wes Siler, Outside Online, 31 May 2021 So even with a trio of electric motors and a battery pack, plus the beefy V8 and its two gigantic turbochargers capable of pushing up to 36.2 psi of boost, the new Lambo still only weighs 3,725.8 pounds.—Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for psi
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Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English, from Medieval Latin, from Late Greek, from Greek psei
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