Ascendaecy, ascendency, ascendance, domination.

ETYM AS. clűt a little cloth, piece of metal; cf. Swed. klut, Icel. klűtr a kerchief, or W. clwt a clout, Gael. clud.
A target used in archery.

ETYM French influence, from Latin influens, -entis, p. pr. Related to Influent, Influenza.
1. The effect of one thing (or person) on another.
2. A power to affect persons or events, esp. power based on prestige etc.
3. Causing something without any direct or apparent effort.
4. One having power to influence another.
5. A cognitive factor that tends to have an effect on what one does. + prikaži više

1. Investing with borrowed money as a way to amplify potential gains (at the risk of greater losses); SYN. leveraging.
2. Strategic advantage; power to act effectively:
3. The mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever; SYN. purchase.

ETYM Old Fren., from Latin pressura, from premere. Related to Press.
In physics, the force acting normally (at right angles) to a body per unit surface area. The si unit of pressure is the pascal (newton per square meter), equal to 0.01 millibars. In a fluid (liquid or gas), pressure increases with depth. At the edge of Earth's atmosphere, pressure is zero, whereas at sea level atmospheric pressure due to the weight of the air above is about 100 kilopascals (1,013 millibars or 1 atmosphere). Pressure is commonly measured by means of a barometer, manometer, or Bourdon gauge.
Pressure at a depth h in a fluid of density d is equal to hdg, where g is the acceleration due to gravity.
1. A force that compels.
2. The force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (si unit) or in dynes (cgs unit); SYN. force per unit area.
3. The somatic sensation of pressure; SYN. pressure sensation. + prikaži više