pressure head

noun, Physics.
1.
head (def 32).
Origin
1905-10
Examples from the web for pressure head
  • The pressure head at the boundary is set at the specified value.
  • Initial hydraulic condition can be specified as static equilibrium, specified pressure head, or specified moisture content.
  • The clamping slide is gibbed to the bed to provide a rigid mounting:or the pressure head.
  • These losses are often called head losses, since they result in a drop in pressure head along the flow path.
  • Groundwater pressures are reported as pressure head, in meters of water.
  • Jaeger's method is modified by replacing the pressure source with a variable pressure head.
  • The level to which water will rise in a tightly cased well under its full pressure head.
British Dictionary definitions for pressure head

pressure head

noun
1.
(physics) a more formal name for head (sense 24a)