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noun
excess or markedly elevated pressure, especially a transient high pressure due to a shock wave
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
verb
To subject to a high pressure
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a transient air pressure greater than the surrounding atmospheric pressure
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: atmospheric pressure, air pressure, pressure
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English pressure English overpressure From over- + pressure.
Across languages
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
