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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 || point d’appui [d’un levier] : Vitr. Arch. 10, 3, 2 || treuil ou moufle : Cæs. C. 2, 9, 5.