pressio
From LSJ
κῶς ταῦτα βασιλέϊ ἐκχρήσει περιυβρίσθαι → how will it be good enough for the king to be insulted with these things
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
pressĭo: ōnis, f. premo.
I Lit., a pressing, pressing down, pressure (only in Vitruvius): pressio cacuminis, Vitr. 10, 8. —
II Transf., the prop or fulcrum under a lever while the burden is raised, Caes. B. C. 2, 9, 6: pressio, quod Graeci ὑπομόχλιον appellant, Vitr. 10, 8.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
pressĭō,¹⁵ ōnis, f. (premo), pression, pesanteur, poids : Vitr. Arch. 10, 3, 5
