Negative Pressure

Negative pressure may refer to:

  • negative pressure as opposed to positive pressure
  • stretched liquid
  • vacuum
  • negative gauge pressure, a way of expressing pressure measurements below atmospheric pressure
  • suction
  • transpirational pull

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