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British publisher and printer
Nuffield Press was a publisher and printer formed by William Morris (later Lord Nuffield) as part of his Nuffield Organization in 1925. It was formed
Nuffield_Press
Topics referred to by the same term
Nuffield may refer to: William Morris, 1st Viscount Nuffield, founder of Oxford-based Morris Motors and philanthropist Nuffield, Oxfordshire, a village
Nuffield
College of the University of Oxford
Nuffield College (/ˈnʌfiːld/) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. It is a graduate college specialising in the social
Nuffield_College,_Oxford
Automobile manufacturing brand
donor, William Morris, 1st Viscount Nuffield. The name was adopted following Nuffield's gift to establish his Nuffield Foundation in 1943, which linked his
Nuffield_Organization
Topics referred to by the same term
Austin magazine, produced for the Austin Motor Company by in-house Nuffield Press Austin Airways, a former Canadian passenger airline and freight carrier
Austin
English motor manufacturer and philanthropist (1877–1963)
Motors Limited and is remembered for establishing the Nuffield Foundation, the Nuffield Trust and Nuffield College, Oxford, as well as being involved in his
William Morris, 1st Viscount Nuffield
William_Morris,_1st_Viscount_Nuffield
Topics referred to by the same term
Worldwide magazine, a magazine for the Austin Motor Company by the in-house Nuffield Press WORLDWIDE FM, a radio station compiled by Gilles Peterson in Grand Theft
Worldwide
British automotive company
BMC—Morris, as Lord Nuffield, its first chairman. Lord succeeded him. As of 1 July 1935 Morris Motors acquired from W R Morris, now Lord Nuffield, in exchange
Morris_Motors
Publishing arm of the University of Oxford
Oxford University Press (OUP) is the publishing house of the University of Oxford. It is the largest university press in the world. Its first book was
Oxford_University_Press
Automobile manufacturer
manufacturing arms, the company had its own printing and publishing firm, the Nuffield Press, inherited from the Morris Motors group. In 1958, BMC hired Battista
British_Motor_Corporation
Auto plant in Cowley, England
1925, Morris opened his own printing division, Morris Oxford Press, later Nuffield Press, taking up some of the original military college buildings. To
Plant_Oxford
Independent school in Cowley, Oxfordshire, England
and the Nuffield Press (1925-1992). The main college building (manor house) was demolished in 1957. The buildings were used by the Nuffield Press until
Oxford_Military_College
Village in Oxfordshire, England
Nuffield is a village and civil parish in the Chiltern Hills in South Oxfordshire, England, just over 4 miles (6 km) east of Wallingford. The 2011 Census
Nuffield,_Oxfordshire
International Institute For Strategic Studies IISS The Military Balance 2010. — Nuffield Press, 2010. — С. 373. — ISBN 978-1-85743-557-3.] The Military Balance 2016
List of equipment of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Uzbekistan
List_of_equipment_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_the_Republic_of_Uzbekistan
Military unit
International Institute For Strategic Studies IISS The Military Balance 2010. — Nuffield Press, 2010. — С. 373. — ISBN 978-1-85743-557-3.] [1] Archived 2016-06-14
Uzbek_Ground_Forces
1968–1986 automotive manufacturing conglomerate
Shawloader) Military vehicles – Alvis and Self-Changing Gears Print – Nuffield Press (which printed the company's publications) and Lyne & Son Leyland International
British_Leyland
British health care think tank
The Nuffield Trust, formerly the Nuffield Provincial Hospitals Trust, is a charitable trust with the mission of improving health care in the UK through
Nuffield_Trust
Area of Oxford, England
and a technology park has since been created on the site. The former Nuffield Press site including the former Oxford Military College buildings was redeveloped
Cowley,_Oxfordshire
British charitable trust
The Nuffield Foundation is a charitable trust established in 1943 by William Morris, Lord Nuffield, the founder of Morris Motors Ltd. It aims to improve
Nuffield_Foundation
Soviet surface-to-air missile system
International Institute For Strategic Studies IISS The Military Balance 2012. — Nuffield Press, 2012. — С. 349 с "¿Como son los sistemas de defensa aérea que ofrece
Buk_missile_system
Astronomical observatory in Cheshire, England
Research". Jodrell Bank Observatory. Retrieved 5 August 2007. "Director of the Nuffield Radio Astronomy Laboratories, Jodrell Bank". Jodrell Bank Observatory.
Jodrell_Bank_Observatory
5″W / 51.752833°N 1.262917°W / 51.752833; -1.262917 The buildings of Nuffield College, one of the colleges of the University of Oxford, are to the west
Buildings of Nuffield College, Oxford
Buildings_of_Nuffield_College,_Oxford
Oxford University Research Campus
medicine and includes the following: Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology NDM (Nuffield Department of Medicine) Research Building Target Discovery Institute Centre
Old_Road_Campus
Motor vehicle
The Nuffield Oxford Taxi, initially produced as the Wolseley Oxford Taxicab was the first new taxicab designed to comply with the Metropolitan Police Conditions
Nuffield_Oxford_Taxi
British academic
FBA (born 1977) is Professor of Comparative Democratic Institutions at Nuffield College, University of Oxford and, with David Samuels, editor of Comparative
Ben_Ansell
Welsh businessman from Wrexham (1897–1980)
Morris Oxford Press (later to become the Nuffield Press and placed Thomas in charge. The press produced a wide range of materials for the Nuffield Organization
Miles_Thomas
Topics referred to by the same term
Motoring magazine, produced by the British Motor Company by in-house Nuffield Press All pages with titles beginning with Motoring All pages with titles
Motoring
Negative-pressure mechanical respirator
British philanthropist William Morris financed the production of the Both–Nuffield respirators, donating them to hospitals throughout Britain and the British
Iron_lung
Hospital in Oxfordshire, England
Level LG1; it transferred from the old Radcliffe Infirmary in 2007 The Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology (NLO) is located with the Oxford Eye Hospital
John_Radcliffe_Hospital
Author and columnist
Phoebe Morris. Her next book will be Mickey, The Cat Who Raised Me. 1991 Nuffield Press Fellowship – Cambridge University of United Kingdom 2005 Columnist of
Helen_Brown_(author)
Research university in Southampton, England
222–223 "History". Nuffield Theatre. Retrieved 28 November 2013. "Venue Hire". Nuffield Theatre. Retrieved 28 November 2013. "Nuffield Theatre Building
University_of_Southampton
Irish-American professor on government (born 1957)
(born 1957) is the Andrew W. Mellon professor of American Government at Nuffield College, Oxford. King was elected to the American Philosophical Society
Desmond_King_(professor)
American/Australian economist (born 1961)
was previously a professor at the University of New South Wales and the Nuffield Professor of Economics at the University of Oxford. He is considered one
Michael_Keane_(economist)
Industries, along with diverse interests such as Aveling-Barford and Nuffield Press. Under British Leyland, Prestcold acquired the Glasgow-based industrial
Prestcold
American political scientist, and professor
scientist, and senior research fellow at Nuffield College, University of Oxford. She previously held the position of Nuffield Chair of Comparative Politics at
Nancy_Bermeo
British businessman and sharedealer (born 1942)
Printers subsidiary of the Nuffield Press. From May 1997 he has been the chairman of Jourdan, former makers of the Corby Trouser Press, when he replaced Keith
David_Abell_(businessman)
British historian and academic (born 1968)
Imperial History at the University of Oxford and a Professorial Fellow at Nuffield College, Oxford. Thompson co-chairs the Global and Imperial History Centre
Andrew_Thompson_(historian)
British actor
Theatre 2018 Ulster American Jay Conway Traverse Theatre 2018 Don Carlos Phillip Northcott Theatre, Nuffield Theatre, Southampton and Rose Theatre Kingston
Darrell_D'Silva
Former air defence branch of the Ba'athist Syrian military
International Institute For Strategic Studies IISS The Military Balance 2012. — Nuffield Press, 2012. — С. 349 с "Syria To Receive New Missile Shields In Addition
Syrian_Air_Defence_Force
Former Australian manufacturing company
Company (Australia) and Nuffield (Australia). This followed the merger in 1952 of the Austin Motor Company and the Nuffield Group in the United Kingdom
British Motor Corporation (Australia)
British_Motor_Corporation_(Australia)
New Zealand journalist (born 1961)
Wellington Polytechnic. 2006 Qantas Media Awards Columnist of the Year 1994 Nuffield Press Fellow, Wolfson College, University of Cambridge Macdonald, Finlay (August
Finlay_Macdonald_(editor)
British economist
Christopher John Emile Bliss, FBA (born 1940) is a British economist who was the Nuffield Professor of International Economics at the University of Oxford between
Christopher_Bliss
This is a list of notable people affiliated with Nuffield College, University of Oxford, England. It includes former students, current and former academics
List of people associated with Nuffield College, Oxford
List_of_people_associated_with_Nuffield_College,_Oxford
British historian and academic (born 1948)
Lecturer in Commonwealth History at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of Nuffield College, Oxford. He was a lecturer in history at the University of Reading
John_Darwin_(historian)
British business leader
President of The Publishers Association. He was previously a trustee of the Nuffield Trust, the Crafts Council, Article 19 and the John Schofield Trust, an
Peter_Phillips_(businessman)
Hospital in Cambridgeshire, England
Nuffield Health Cambridge Hospital is a private hospital in Cambridge, England. The facility was founded by C Morland Agnew as the Evelyn Nursing Home
Nuffield Health Cambridge Hospital
Nuffield_Health_Cambridge_Hospital
British political philosopher
Research Fellowship at Nuffield College, Oxford from 1983-86, where he was Junior Dean from 1984-86, and started the Nuffield Workshop in Political Theory
Richard_Bellamy_(philosopher)
American aircraft engine
the BT tank. Nuffield Liberty The Nuffield Liberty tank engine was licensed and produced in World War II by the UK car manufacturer Nuffield. It was used
Liberty_L-12
Department of Biochemistry Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences Nuffield Department of Medicine School
Divisions of the University of Oxford
Divisions_of_the_University_of_Oxford
British professor of politics and international relations (1947–2025)
that Worked Better and Cost Less? (2015, with Ruth Dixon). He chaired the Nuffield Council on Bioethics' Working Party on medical profiling and online medicine
Christopher_Hood
American political scientist (born 1968)
and public policy. In 2018, Culpepper became a professorial fellow of Nuffield College, Oxford, and was appointed the Blavatnik Professor of Government
Pepper_D._Culpepper
Member of the British royal family (1961–1997)
2018. There were records of such diverse events of the endowment of the Nuffield Research Professor in Dental Science, the admission of HRH Diana Princess
Diana,_Princess_of_Wales
UK academic institution
The Nuffield Department of Population Health (NDPH) is an academic department of the Medical Sciences Division at the University of Oxford. It is located
Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford
Nuffield_Department_of_Population_Health,_University_of_Oxford
British academic (born 1963)
a member of the Commission on Scottish Devolution and a member of the Nuffield Council on Bioethics. She is also a regular contributor to Thought for
Mona_Siddiqui
Queen of the United Kingdom since 2022
Georgian Theatre Royal, Arthritis Research UK, The Girls' Friendly Society, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Plumpton
Queen_Camilla
British economic journalist
and the Sydney Opera House.[citation needed] He is a visiting fellow at Nuffield College, Oxford and an honorary fellow of the Royal Statistical Society
Tim_Harford
Motor vehicle
last models developed independently by Riley before its parent company, Nuffield, merged with Austin to form BMC. The RM series was produced in Coventry
Riley_RM
British sociologist
appointed as the second female Fellow of Nuffield College, Oxford (1962–72). She was made an Honorary Fellow at Nuffield in 1983. Floud was a member of the
Jean_Floud
English actress
In May 2013, Rainsford appeared in The Seagull at Oxford Playhouse via Nuffield Theatre, Southampton and Headlong, touring UK to 22 June 2013. In May 2014
Jenny_Rainsford
Dutch political scientist
in 2007. Since January 2020, De Vries has been an Associate Member at Nuffield College, University of Oxford. Since 2023, de Vries has been part of the
Catherine_E._de_Vries
British motorcar and bicycle manufacturer
motorcar and bicycle manufacturer from 1890. Riley became part of the Nuffield Organization in 1938 and was merged into the British Leyland Motor Corporation
Riley_Motor
2023 council election in York, England
City Council election results 1973-1994" (PDF). The Elections Centre, Nuffield College, Oxford. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (2015). "City of York
2023 City of York Council election
2023_City_of_York_Council_election
British sociologist
(born 27 May 1935) is a British sociologist. He is an emeritus Fellow of Nuffield College, Oxford. His main research interests are in the fields of social
John_Goldthorpe
British economist (1924–2019)
Christi College, Oxford, graduating in 1949, and was then a student at Nuffield College, Oxford, in 1950, before becoming a Fellow of St John's College
George_Barclay_Richardson
British banker and academic administrator
and then at the University of Oxford, graduated from Oriel College and Nuffield College. After his education, he returned to Africa, initially to the Northern
Michael_McWilliam
English media personality and model (born 1978)
for a leiomyosarcoma on her finger. The cancerous tumor was removed at a Nuffield Hospital near her Brighton home. Price first had cosmetic surgery in the
Katie_Price
British political theorist (born 1950)
Australian National University, 2002–6. In 2002–4, she carried out a Nuffield funded research project on tensions between sexual and cultural equality
Anne Phillips (political theorist)
Anne_Phillips_(political_theorist)
British actress (born 1961)
Denise Deegan's play about a girls school, which opened at Southampton's Nuffield Theatre in 1983. Her earliest television roles took place the same year:
Samantha_Bond
British economist (1944–2017)
Professor at the London School of Economics, and senior research fellow of Nuffield College, Oxford. A student of James Meade, Atkinson virtually single-handedly
Tony_Atkinson
First crewed Moon landing (1969)
Armstrong and Aldrin took off from the Moon's surface to return to earth. The Nuffield Radio Astronomy Laboratories radio telescope in England recorded transmissions
Apollo_11
English theoretical physicist (1942–2018)
Moscow in October 1981, Hawking and Gary Gibbons organised a three-week Nuffield Workshop in the summer of 1982 on "The Very Early Universe" at Cambridge
Stephen_Hawking
July 2015. Capper, Alison (November 2014). "A Nuffield Farming Scholarships Trust Report" (PDF). Nuffield UK. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on
Beer_in_the_United_Kingdom
British orthopaedic surgeon
pioneering orthopaedic surgeon, the founder of the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, and the first Nuffield Professor of orthopaedic surgery at the University
Gathorne_Robert_Girdlestone
English TV host and journalist (1939–2013)
age of 31 in 2015. A funeral service was held at Holy Trinity Church in Nuffield, Oxfordshire, on 12 September 2013, after which he was interred in the
David_Frost
English political scientist (1924–2022)
from 1947 to 1948. He returned to Oxford as a researcher and academic at Nuffield College, where he taught throughout the remainder of his academic career
David_Butler_(psephologist)
Political scientist
then she was the John Gilbert Winant chair in American Foreign Policy at Nuffield College, Oxford. She was appointed at the Blavatnik School of Government
Janina_Dill
1966 Welsh colliery disaster
S2CID 144579954. McLean, Iain (1999). "The Last Day Before Half-Term". Nuffield College, University of Oxford. Archived from the original on 23 June 2018
Aberfan_disaster
English automotive engineer and industrialist
bearing the title Lord Nuffield in recognition of his generous charitable donations and his business empire had become the Nuffield Organization. In August
Leonard_Lord
1866–1871 consolidation of German states
Customs Union" (PDF). Economic and Social History Series, Nuffield College, Oxford, Nuffield College (Discussion Paper 84): 23. Sheehan 1989, p. 465. Sheehan
Unification_of_Germany
English economist (1918–2012)
and was awarded the Air Force Cross. After the War, he began a DPhil at Nuffield College, Oxford under the supervision of John Hicks, with whom he clashed
Ian_Little_(economist)
Swedish political scientist
of Oxford, where he was also given the title of Professorial Fellow of Nuffield College, Oxford. He has been a visiting scholar at the Russell Sage Foundation
Bo_Rothstein
History and future of the universe
Universe: Proceedings of the Nuffield Workshop, Cambridge, 21 June to 9 July, 1982. Cambridge, UK; New York: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-25349-9
Chronology_of_the_universe
British historian (1920–2014)
with several Oxford colleges during his academic career. He was Warden of Nuffield College, Oxford, from 1978 to 1988. Michael Brock was born in Bromley,
Michael_Brock
New Zealand mutual insurance company
Zealand Angus Association. ESNZ – Equestrian Sports New Zealand New Zealand Nuffield Farming Scholarships – one of New Zealand's most prestigious farming awards
FMG_Insurance
Scholarly association for political science
comprised eight members (Bergen, Gothenburg, Essex, Leiden, Mannheim, Nuffield College (Oxford), Strathclyde and Paris (FNSP)). Membership has now grown
European Consortium for Political Research
European_Consortium_for_Political_Research
British intelligence officer and academic (1929–2021)
intelligence officer for GCHQ and academic. He was a former Fellow at Nuffield College and St Antony's College at the University of Oxford, and the founder
Michael Herman (intelligence officer)
Michael_Herman_(intelligence_officer)
British actress
performing in George Etherege's comedy She Would If She Could for the Nuffield Theatre Company at Lancaster University in 1972. Noonan played the brief
Christine_Noonan
British philosopher (born 1947)
the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority. He was Chair of the Nuffield Council on Bioethics Working Party on Novel Neurotechnologies (2013). Contemporary
Thomas_Baldwin_(philosopher)
British econometrician (born 1944)
department at the University of Oxford. He is also a professorial fellow at Nuffield College, Oxford. He was born in Nottingham to Scottish parents, and obtained
David_Forbes_Hendry
College of the University of Oxford
Elizabeth Nuffield House (commonly shortened to Margery Fry) are both named for former principals of the college, while Elizabeth Nuffield was an important
Somerville_College,_Oxford
Empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796
Illinois University Press. ISBN 978-0-87580-607-5. Troyat, Henri (1993) [1979]. Read, Emily (ed.). Catherine the Great. Nuffield: Aiden Ellis. ISBN 978-0-85628-083-2
Catherine_the_Great
Sociologist
Nan Dirk de Graaf (born 1958) is a Dutch sociologist working in Nuffield College, University of Oxford. He is known for his work on social stratification
Nan_Dirk_de_Graaf
City in Hampshire, England
the original on 9 August 2007. Retrieved 28 July 2007. The Nuffield Theatre. "The Nuffield Southampton". Archived from the original on 6 August 2009.
Southampton
German political scientist (born 1973)
degrees at St Peter's College, and his Doctor of Philosophy degree at Nuffield College, both University of Oxford. In the Fall of 2011, he was a Fellow
Christian_List
British philosopher (born 1972)
of the REF2014 Philosophy sub-panel. Heather served as a member of the Nuffield Council on Bioethics from 2014 to 2020 and previously on the UK Biobank
Heather_Widdows
Nuffield Tools and Gauges Limited in England was a designer and manufacturer of specialised mass production plant for Morris Motors Limited and its subsidiaries
Nuffield_Tools_and_Gauges
Scottish doctor and cancer researcher (1941–2025)
research related to healthcare in developing countries". Nuffield Council on Bioethics (Press release). 24 April 2002. Retrieved 31 May 2015. "Previous
Kenneth_Calman
American philosopher
taught at Clark University and Williams College. He was a member of the Nuffield Council on Bioethics and chaired the working party that produced Pharmacogenetics:
Peter_Lipton
Albanian professor of political theory (born 1979)
London School of Economics she was a post-doctoral prize research fellow at Nuffield College, Oxford. Ypi's research interests are in normative political theory
Lea_Ypi
British civil servant
Who's Who 2010: CUNLIFFE, Jonathan Stephen. A & C Black, Oxford University Press. 2010. ISBN 978-0-19-957215-1. Retrieved 14 March 2010. "Sir Jon Cunliffe:
Jon_Cunliffe
NUFFIELD PRESS
NUFFIELD PRESS
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Middle English prest ‘priest’, i.e. ‘son of the priest’.French : occupational name for a presser of wine or oil, from a derivative of presser ‘to press’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Priestley.Americanized form of German Pressler.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Presnell.
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly West Midlands)
English (chiefly West Midlands) : metonymic occupational name for a fuller, from Middle English tred(en) ‘to tread’ + well ‘well’. Fulling was the process by which newly woven cloth was cleaned and shrunk by the use of heat, water, and pressure (from treading) before finally being stretched and laid out to dry on tenter hooks.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from places in Derbyshire and East Yorkshire, so named from Old English dūfe ‘dove’ + feld ‘open country’.
Boy/Male
English
From the south field.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Duffield.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from Old French prestre ‘priest’.German : derogatory nickname for a bully or tyrant, from an agent noun derivative of pressen ‘to oppress’.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : occupational name for someone who did ironing, from Yiddish pres ‘flat iron’ + the agent noun suffix -er.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Prestwood.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a priest’s servant, from Middle English pr(i)est ‘priest’, ‘minister’ + man ‘man’.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : occupational name for someone who did ironing and pressing of clothes, from Yiddish pres ‘flat iron’ + man ‘man’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Duffield.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Rimington in Yorkshire, so called from the old name of the stream on which it stands (Old English Riming ‘boundary stream’) + Old English tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’.The American painter Frederic Remington (1861–1909) was descended from John Remington, living in MA in 1639; his father, Eliphalet Remington, was born in Suffield, CT (1793), and was a noted firearms manufacturer.
Surname or Lastname
Jewish (American)
Jewish (American) : English translation of Ashkenazic Neufeld.English : habitational name from any of many places named Newfield, especially in northern England and Scotland.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Priestley.Americanized form of German Pressler.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Raphael.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Oldfield.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Burghfield in Berkshire or Burfield in Sussex. The first is named with Old English beorg ‘hill’ + feld ‘open country’. The second is from Old English burh ‘stronghold’, ‘fortified manor’ + feld.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : altered spelling of Cockfield or Caulfield.Americanized spelling of German Kauffeld (see Caufield).
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : habitational name for someone from Donville in Calvados, France.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Standard Hill in Ninfield, Sussex.
NUFFIELD PRESS
NUFFIELD PRESS
Boy/Male
British, English, Teutonic
Occupational Name; Gardener; Farmer
Boy/Male
Greek
Calling forth.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Beautiful
Girl/Female
Indian, Marathi
Life
Boy/Male
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Guardian
Female
Cornish
, mannerly.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Ratnadeep | ரதà¯à®¨à®¤à¯€à®ªÂ
Gem of gems
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Open Air; Space
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Claybrook.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Nilakshi | நீலாகà¯à®·à¯€
Blue eyed
NUFFIELD PRESS
NUFFIELD PRESS
NUFFIELD PRESS
NUFFIELD PRESS
NUFFIELD PRESS
n.
The diamond; -- opposed to outfield. See Diamond, n., 5.
n.
Arable land which has been or is being exhausted. See Infield, 1.
v. t.
To pack, or prepare for packing, by means of a press.
n.
The juice of the grape extracted by the press; also, a fee paid for the use of a wine press.
n.
The act of pressing, or the condition of being pressed; compression; a squeezing; a crushing; as, a pressure of the hand.
a.
Causing, or giving rise to, pressure or to an increase of pressure; as, pressor nerve fibers, stimulation of which excites the vasomotor center, thus causing a stronger contraction of the arteries and consequently an increase of the arterial blood pressure; -- opposed to depressor.
n.
A contrasting force or impulse of any kind; as, the pressure of poverty; the pressure of taxes; the pressure of motives on the mind; the pressure of civilization.
n.
Urgency; as, the pressure of business.
n.
Pressure.
n.
That part of the grounds reserved for the players which is outside of the diamond; -- called also outfield.
a.
Having or involving a pressure greatly exceeding that of the atmosphere; -- said of steam, air, water, etc., and of steam, air, or hydraulic engines, water wheels, etc.
n.
Arable and manured land kept continually under crop; -- distinguished from outfield.
n.
The part of the field farthest from the batsman.
n.
One of a press gang, who aids in forcing men into the naval service; also, one forced into the service.
n.
The art of printing from the surface of type, plates, or engravings in relief, by means of a press; the work so done.
n.
The part of the field beyond the diamond, or infield. It is occupied by the fielders.
n.
One who presses clothes; as, a tailor's pressman.
n.
A field beyond, or separated from, the inclosed land about the homestead; an uninclosed or unexplored tract. Also used figuratively.
a.
Fig.: Urgent; intense; as, a high-pressure business or social life.
a.
Having, employing, or exerting, a low degree of pressure.