What is the difference between pressure and thrust as applied to fluids?

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Thrust Pressure
The force acting normally (perpendicular) on a surface is called thrust.
Pressure is defined as the thrust acting per unit area of a body.
$P r e s s u r e = \frac{T h r u s t}{A r e a} = \frac{N o r m a l f o r c e}{A r e a} = \frac{d F_{⊥}}{d A}$
Thrust is a vector quantity since the direction needs to be specified (perpendicular). It is a scalar quantity.
SI unit of thrust is the same as that of force, i.e., Newton (N). SI Unit of pressure is Pascal (P).

Thrust	Pressure
The force acting normally (perpendicular) on a surface is called thrust.	Pressure is defined as the thrust acting per unit area of a body. $P r e s s u r e = \frac{T h r u s t}{A r e a} = \frac{N o r m a l f o r c e}{A r e a} = \frac{d F_{⊥}}{d A}$
Thrust is a vector quantity since the direction needs to be specified (perpendicular).	It is a scalar quantity.
SI unit of thrust is the same as that of force, i.e., Newton (N).	SI Unit of pressure is Pascal (P).

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