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In engineering, the abbreviation of "'''p'''ounds per '''s'''quare '''i'''nch": A non-standard unit of pressure; 1 psi equals 6.895 kPa (kiloPascal); see: [[U.S. customary unit]].
 
A unit of [[pressure]] in the [[U.S. customary units]] and defined as the pressure exerted by a [[force]] of one [[pound-force]] applied to an [[area]] of one square [[inch]].

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A definition or brief description of Pound per square inch.

A unit of pressure in the U.S. customary units and defined as the pressure exerted by a force of one pound-force applied to an area of one square inch.

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