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overpressures

overpressures is the plural of overpressure.

Meaning of overpressure

Noun

overpressure (countable and uncountable, plural overpressures)

  1. excess or markedly elevated pressure, especially a transient high pressure due to a shock wave
    • ... or whether the bronchiectatic cavity is due principally to a yielding of the bronchial walls to the inspiratory and expiratory pressure, to the overpressure of the engorging secretion, ...1904, trans. unknown, Wilhelm von Leube, Julius L. Salinger (ed.), Medical Diagnosis, page 101

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Questions about overpressures

What is overpressures the plural of?
Overpressures is the plural of overpressure.

Words near overpressures in the dictionary

  1. overpressed
  2. overpresses
  3. overpressing
  4. overpressure
  5. overpressured
  6. overpressures
  7. overpressuring
  8. overpressurisation
  9. overpressurisations
  10. overpressurise
  11. overpressurised

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