(physics) A way of expressing vacuum; a pressure less than atmospheric or the standard 760 mmHg (101,325 pascals).
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Negative pressure
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Negative pressure may refer to:
- negative pressure as opposed to positive pressure
- stretched liquid
- vacuum
- negative gauge pressure, a way of expressing pressure measurements below atmospheric pressure
- suction
- transpirational pull
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