pounds per square inch
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Wes Siler, Outside Online, 31 May 2021
So even with a trio of electric motors and a battery pack, plus the beefy V8 and its two gigantic turbochargers capable of pushing up to 36.2 psi of boost, the new Lambo still only weighs 3,725.8 pounds.
—Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024
Never mind that black bears have a bite force of 800 psi and a swipe force of 500 pounds.
—Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 30 July 2024
A day later, the utility announced a boil water advisory for the entire city as pressure fell below the 20 psi threshold that MLGW CEO Doug McGowen said the utility is required to maintain.
—Lucas Finton, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2024
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Noun
The trick is to lower your tire pressure to 15 pounds per square inch (psi) or less.
—Wes Siler, Outside Online, 31 May 2021
So even with a trio of electric motors and a battery pack, plus the beefy V8 and its two gigantic turbochargers capable of pushing up to 36.2 psi of boost, the new Lambo still only weighs 3,725.8 pounds.
—Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024
Never mind that black bears have a bite force of 800 psi and a swipe force of 500 pounds.
—Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 30 July 2024
A day later, the utility announced a boil water advisory for the entire city as pressure fell below the 20 psi threshold that MLGW CEO Doug McGowen said the utility is required to maintain.
—Lucas Finton, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2024
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“Psi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/psi. Accessed 11 Sep. 2024.
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psi
1 of 2 adjective
: relating to, concerned with, or being parapsychological psychic events or powers
psi phenomena
psi
2 of 2 noun
: psi events or phenomena
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