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Noun: overpressure  ,ow-vu(r)'pre-shu(r)
  1. A transient air pressure greater than the surrounding atmospheric pressure
    "the overpressure of the blast kills by lethal concussion"

Derived forms: overpressures

Type of: air pressure, atmospheric pressure, pressure

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