overpressure

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Noun overpressure has 1 sense

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

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Overpressure

Noun:

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

Example sentences:

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

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