"pressure pad" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pressure pads [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} pressure pad (plural pressure pads)
  1. (medicine) A piece of padding used to relieve soreness caused by constant pressure, such as bedsores. Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-pressure_pad-en-noun-0OwHd5Ue Topics: medicine, sciences
  2. A soft padded sensor that responds to pressure.
    Sense id: en-pressure_pad-en-noun-pUg4li-h
  3. (colloquial) An induction loop sensor that detects when vehicles are stopped at traffic lights (commonly believed to sense the weight of the vehicle). Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-pressure_pad-en-noun-R9M5yJNY

Inflected forms

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