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Meaning of pressure pad | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A piece of padding used to relieve soreness caused by constant pressure, such as bedsores.
  2. A soft padded sensor that responds to pressure.
  3. An induction loop sensor that detects when vehicles are stopped at traffic lights (commonly believed to sense the weight of the vehicle).
    colloquial

Examples

“I believe there were pressure pads embedded in the road to monitor the amount of traffic.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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