overpressure

o·ver·pres·sure

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [oh-ver-presh-er]
- /ˌoʊ vərˈprɛʃ ər/
- /ˈəʊvəˈpreʃə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [oh-ver-presh-er]
- /ˌoʊ vərˈprɛʃ ər/

Definitions of overpressure word

noun overpressure pressure in excess of normal atmospheric pressure, as that caused by an explosion's shock wave or created in an accelerating airplane. 1
verb with object overpressure to cause or expose to overpressure. 1
verb with object overpressure to make undue demands on by a regimen, work load, etc.: students overpressured with heavy academic schedules. 1
noun overpressure the blast effect of a nuclear weapon expressed as an amount of pressure greater than normal barometric pressure 0

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Origin of overpressure

First appearance:

before 1635

One of the 43% oldest English words

First recorded in 1635-45; over- + pressure

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Parts of speech for Overpressure

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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overpressure popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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