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pressurization

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

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noun

Meaning 1

The act or process of increasing pressure within a volume of space.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: depressurization

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English pressure Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ization English pressurization From pressure + -ization.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: pressurització — the act or process of increasing pressure within a volume of space
  • Finnish: paineistus — the act or process of increasing pressure within a volume of space
  • French: pressurisation — the act or process of increasing pressure within a volume of space
  • Galician: presurización — the act or process of increasing pressure within a volume of space
  • German: Druckaufbau — the act or process of increasing pressure within a volume of space
  • German: Druckbeaufschlagung — the act or process of increasing pressure within a volume of space
  • Indonesian: presurisasi — the act or process of increasing pressure within a volume of space
  • Italian: pressurizzazione — the act or process of increasing pressure within a volume of space
  • Portuguese: pressurização — the act or process of increasing pressure within a volume of space
  • Romanian: presurizare — the act or process of increasing pressure within a volume of space
  • Spanish: presurización — the act or process of increasing pressure within a volume of space