highest-pressure
highest-pressure is the superlative form of high-pressure.
Meaning of high-pressure
Adjective
high-pressure (comparative higher-pressure, superlative highest-pressure)
- Operating at relatively high pressure, such as several times atmospheric pressure.
- Antonyms:
- low-pressure
- Tense; stressful.
- High-pressure situations can lead to nervous breakdowns.
- Involving much persuasion.
- High-pressure salesmanship on the part of the Electro-Motive subsidiary of the General Motors Corporation, which has built by far the largest proportion of the American diesels to date, there certainly has been - to such an extent, indeed, as to compel the old-established builders of steam...1961 February, Cecil J. Allen, “Locomotive Running Past and Present”, in Trains Illustrated, page 85
Questions about highest-pressure
- What is highest-pressure the superlative form of?
- Highest-pressure is the superlative form of high-pressure.
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