pressure pad
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4.2
- noun
- Specialized
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almohadilla de presión
- He tested the pressure pad by standing on it to ensure the alarm functioned correctly.
Examples
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And we also logged people's behaviour as you saw with the pressure pads, we were able to measure how many people took the stairs and, and the elevator.
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There was a flare of light behind me, just before I put my foot on the pressure pad that opened the door, but I had endured my daily quota of parlor tricks, and neither stopped nor slowed.
Fiction book (2000) -
-I'll lead you through the pressure pads.
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Oh, this here is just for the pressure pads at the front ribbon cable there.
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The alarm went off when she stepped on the pressure pad in front of the door.
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To activate the system, you need to place your weight on the pressure pad.
Synonyms
A device that detects heat, light, pressure, or movement and produces a signal
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a device that detects or responds to weight/pressure' is directly derivable from combining 'pressure' (force applied) with 'pad' (a flat piece or mat), i.e. a pad associated with pressure that reacts to it. This straightforward noun–noun compounding follows common compositional patterns and is cross-linguistically obvious, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents would understand it.
Etymology
Pressure pad comes from the simple image of a flat pad that feels pressure when someone steps or stands on it. That push closes a switch and makes something happen, so the term means 'a device that detects weight to trigger an action'.