"pressure switch" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pressure switches [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} pressure switch (plural pressure switches)
  1. A switch that operates an electrical contact when a specified fluid pressure is reached on its input. The switch may be designed to make contact either on pressure rise or on pressure fall.
    Sense id: en-pressure_switch-en-noun-tCYGS~K5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49
  2. A switch that operates in response to mechanical force, such as a pressure-sensitive mat used to automatically open doors or a pressure-sensitive floor that operates a security alarm.
    Sense id: en-pressure_switch-en-noun-uTK2aspZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (Translations): presostato [masculine] (Spanish)
Disambiguation of 'Translations': 51 49

Inflected forms

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