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overpressure
 

Definitions from WordNet

Noun overpressure has 1 sense
  1. overpressure - a transient air pressure greater than the surrounding atmospheric pressure; "the overpressure of the blast kills by lethal concussion"
    --1 is a kind of     atmospheric pressure, air pressure

Definitions from the Web

Overpressure

Noun:

  1. A condition or state of excessive pressure.
  2. The extent by which a pressure exceeds atmospheric pressure.

Example sentences:

  1. The overpressure inside the vessel caused it to rupture.
  2. The overpressure in the tire had to be released before it could be repaired.

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