あつりょく
Meanings
Noun
Physics
1. pressure; stress
2. pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
Pitch accent
りょく
Composed of
pressure; force
strength; power; proficiency; ability
Used in vocabulary (19 in total)
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
pressure to conform; peer pressure; peer group pressure; group pressure
to apply pressure to; to press
pressure cooker
manometer; pressure gauge
pressure difference; pressure differential
capacity to resist pressure
pressure wave
pressure group; lobby
pressure vessel
selling pressure; downward pressure; bearish pressure
critical pressure
pressure suppression (e.g. pool, container in a nuclear power plant)
absolute pressure
welding pressure
Examples (9 in total)
The bridge crashed under the pressure.
He yielded to pressure.
The pressure for tax reform is growing.