Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
OVERPRESSURE
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
Etymology
Noun
overpressure (countable and uncountable, plural overpressures)
excess or markedly elevated pressure, especially a transient high pressure due to a shock wave
Verb
overpressure (third-person singular simple present overpressures, present participle overpressuring, simple past and past participle overpressured)
To subject to a high pressure
Antonyms
• underpressure
Source: Wiktionary
O"ver*pres"sure, n.
Definition: Excessive pressure or urging. London Athenæum.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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