PRESSION

Source: 566, 567

pression. Pression, n. the act of pressing, a great weight

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Pres″sion (?), n. [[L. pressio: cf. F. pression. See 4th Press.]] 1. 1. The act of pressing; pressure. Sir I. Newton.
2. 2. (Cartesian Philos.) An endeavor to move.