overpressure

Noun

 * 1) excess or markedly elevated pressure, especially a transient high pressure due to a shock wave
 * 2) * 1904, trans. unknown, Wilhelm von Leube, Julius L. Salinger (ed.), Medical Diagnosis, page 101
 * ... or whether the bronchiectatic cavity is due principally to a yielding of the bronchial walls to the inspiratory and expiratory pressure, to the overpressure of the engorging secretion, ...
 * 1) * 1997, Task Committee on Blast Resistant Design, Design of Blast Resistant Buildings in Petrochemical Facilities, ASCE, page 3-14
 * The walls facing the explosion will experience a reflected overpressure.
 * 1) * 2004, Peter Smith & R.W. Zappe, Valve Selection Handbook 5th ed, Elsevier, p191
 * Figure 5-19 shows a breather valve that carries separately a direct-loaded vacuum relief value and an overpressure relief valve.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: свръхналягане
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 * Italian: sovrappressione
 * Norwegian: overtrykk
 * Spanish: sobrepresión
 * Swedish: övertryck

Verb

 * 1) To subject to a high pressure