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pressio

pressio, a prop, support

pressĭo, ōnis, f. [premo].
  • 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.

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