Common Core Ontologies

Pressure

Class
https://www.ontologyrepository.com/CommonCoreOntologies/Pressure

Pressure is an attribute equal to the magnitude of force exerted per unit of area on a surface. It characterises how concentrated a force is over the area across which it acts.

Examples

  • hydraulic line pressure
  • contact pressure at a seal

Where it sits in the suite

Pressure is defined in the Common Core Ontologies, a mid-level suite that specialises the top-level categories of Basic Formal Ontology. It is released as part of the maintained, logically consistent CCO release and is reused across the connected ontology modules.

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