Both have a maximum pumping capacity of 80 psi (5.5 bar) – the Large just gets there faster than the Regular.—New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2024 At the beginning of cabin depressurization on Thursday morning, the cabin pressure was 8.6 psi, slightly higher than the air pressure at the base camp at Mount Everest.—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 12 Sep. 2024 Just to give you some perspective, the bite force of a measly human is just 162 psi.—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 27 Sep. 2024 By the time the Dragon's cabin was in a vacuum, the pressure inside the astronauts's suits was about 5 psi, which is slightly less than the summit of Mount Everest.—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 12 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for psi
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Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English, from Medieval Latin, from Late Greek, from Greek psei
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