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hyperbaric

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: HH AY0 P ER0 B AA1 R IH0 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: HH AY0 P ER1 B AE1 R IH0 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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adj

Meaning 1

Of, relating to, or using greater than normal pressure (as of oxygen).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English baric English hyperbaric From hyper- + baric.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: hiperbaries — of, relating to, or using greater than normal pressure
  • French: hyperbare — of, relating to, or using greater than normal pressure
  • Irish: hipearbarach — of, relating to, or using greater than normal pressure
  • Italian: iperbarico — of, relating to, or using greater than normal pressure
  • Russian: гипербарическая оксигенация (giperbaričeskaja oksigenacija) — of, relating to, or using greater than normal pressure