pressione

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pressiōnem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /presˈsjo.ne/
• Rhymes: -one
• Hyphenation: pres‧sió‧ne

Noun

pressione f (plural pressioni)

1. (sciences) pressure
2. (figurative) pressure, leverage
3. (medicine) blood pressure

   Synonyms: pressione sanguigna, pressione del sangue

4. steam (in steam-powered devices)

   mettere in pressione ― to raise steam

Derived terms

• a bassa pressione (“low-pressure”)
• pressione arteriosa
• pressione atmosferica
• pressione sanguigna
• pressoflessione
• pressofusione
• pressoiniezione
• pressorio
• pressostato
• pressoterapia
• sotto pressione

Related terms

• impressione
• premere
• pressurizzare
• sovrimpressione

Anagrams

• penserosi, riponesse

Latin

Noun

pressiōne

1. ablative singular of pressiō

Portuguese

Verb

pressione

1. inflection of pressionar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative