o•ver•pres•sure
Pronunciation: (ō"vur-presh'ur), [key]
— n., v., -sured, -sur•ing.
—n.
- pressure in excess of normal atmospheric pressure, as that caused by an explosion's shock wave or created in an accelerating airplane.
—v.t.
- to cause or expose to overpressure.
- to make undue demands on by a regimen, work load, etc.: students overpressured with heavy academic schedules.
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