| NOUN | phenomenon | radiation pressure, corpuscular-radiation pressure | the minute pressure exerted on a surface normal to the direction of propagation of a wave |
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| Meaning | The minute pressure exerted on a surface normal to the direction of propagation of a wave. | |
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| Synonym | corpuscular-radiation pressure | |
| Narrower | acoustic radiation pressure | (acoustics) the pressure exerted on a surface normal to the direction of propagation of a sound wave |
| Broader | pressure, pressure level, force per unit area | The force applied to a unit area of surface |
| Spanish | presión de radiación | |
| Catalan | pressió de radiació | |
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