psia

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See also: psią and PSIA

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psia

  1. Initialism of pounds per square inch absolute. (an imperial unit of absolute, not relative, pressure; meaning total resultant pressure, including atmospheric or other ambient pressure)
    • 1967, Leo Allen Lukenas, The ignition transient in small solid propellant rocket motors, Princeton University:
      Double base propellants often require ignition pressures of as much as 400 psia to avoid the problem of chuffing or hangfires.

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Polish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /pɕa/
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: psia

Adjective[edit]

psia

  1. feminine nominative/vocative singular of psi
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