oil pressure

/ɔɪl ˌprɛʃər/
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Other forms: oil pressures

Definitions of oil pressure
  1. noun
    pressure that keeps oil on the moving parts of an internal-combustion engine
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    type of:
    force per unit area, pressure, pressure level
    the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)
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