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underpressure

underpressure noun: insufficient pressure; a marked drop in pressure.

Noun

underpressure (plural underpressures)

  1. insufficient pressure; a marked drop in pressure
    • The expanding-hot-channel mechanism predicts an initial positive pressure change (an overpressure) while the electrostatic-pressure-relief mechanism predicts an initial negative pressure change (an underpressure).2007, Vladimir A. Rakov, Martin A. Uman, Lightning: Physics and Effects, page 378

Antonyms of underpressure

Forms of underpressure

pluralunderpressures

Origin of underpressure

From under- + pressure.

Questions about underpressure

What does underpressure mean?
Underpressure means insufficient pressure; a marked drop in pressure.
What part of speech is underpressure?
Underpressure is a noun.
What is the plural of underpressure?
The plural of underpressure is underpressures.

Words near underpressure in the dictionary

  1. underprescribes
  2. underprescribing
  3. underprescription
  4. underpresence
  5. underpresences
  6. underpressure
  7. underpressures
  8. underpressurise
  9. underpressurised
  10. underpressurises
  11. underpressurising

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