NOUN | phenomenon | overpressure | a transient air pressure greater than the surrounding atmospheric pressure |
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Meaning | A transient air pressure greater than the surrounding atmospheric pressure. | |
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Example | "the overpressure of the blast kills by lethal concussion" | |
Broader | atmospheric pressure, air pressure, pressure | The pressure exerted by the atmosphere |
Spanish | sobrepresión | |
Catalan | sobrepressió |
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