overpressure
(noun) a transient air pressure greater than the surrounding atmospheric pressure; “the overpressure of the blast kills by lethal concussion”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
overpressure (countable and uncountable, plural overpressures)
excess or markedly elevated pressure, especially a transient high pressure due to a shock wave
overpressure (third-person singular simple present overpressures, present participle overpressuring, simple past and past participle overpressured)
To subject to a high pressure
• underpressure
Source: Wiktionary
O"ver*pres"sure, n.
Definition: Excessive pressure or urging. London Athenæum.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 December 2024
(noun) personal as opposed to real property; any tangible movable property (furniture or domestic animals or a car etc)
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
