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low-pressure area

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low-pressure area [′lō ¦presh·ər ′er·ē·ə]
(mechanical engineering)
The point in a bearing where the pressure is the least and the area or space for a lubricant is the greatest.


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The studies revealed that the hearts move fluid much as does a device called an impedance pump, which creates a low-pressure area within a tube by squeezing and quickly releasing one end.
Weather forecasters attribute the storm to two weather systems drawn together by a vast low-pressure area from Central California to Los Angeles.
Then, a low-pressure area develops near Tahiti and the Christmas islands.
 
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