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overpressurization — See overpressure. * * * … Universalium
overpressure — overpressurization, n. /oh veuhr presh euhr/, n., v., overpressured, overpressuring. n. 1. pressure in excess of normal atmospheric pressure, as that caused by an explosion s shock wave or created in an accelerating airplane. v.t. 2. to cause or… … Universalium
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