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pressure vessel

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A container designed to maintain a volume at a significantly different pressure to that of ambient.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 壓力容器 /压力容器 (yālì róngqì) — container designed to maintain a volume
  • Finnish: paineastia — container designed to maintain a volume
  • French: réservoir à pression — container designed to maintain a volume
  • German: Druckbehälter — container designed to maintain a volume
  • Romanian: recipient de presiune — container designed to maintain a volume
  • Romanian: rezervor de presiune — container designed to maintain a volume
  • Romanian: vas de presiune — container designed to maintain a volume
  • Swedish: tryckbehållare — container designed to maintain a volume
  • Swedish: tryckkärl — container designed to maintain a volume