“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States
COUNTERPRESSURE
Etymology
Noun
counterpressure (countable and uncountable, plural counterpressures)
Pressure applied in one direction to counterbalance pressure from another.
Verb
counterpressure (third-person singular simple present counterpressures, present participle counterpressuring, simple past and past participle counterpressured)
(transitive) To apply pressure to (something) in one direction to counterbalance pressure from another.
Source: Wiktionary
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