a high-pressure boiler.
Air generally moves from a high-pressure area into a low-pressure area (James E. Miller).
high-pressure selling.
to high-pressure a customer.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
High-pressure — High pres sure (?; 135), a. 1. Having or involving a pressure greatly exceeding that of the atmosphere; said of steam, air, water, etc., and of steam, air, or hydraulic engines, water wheels, etc. [1913 Webster] 2. Fig.: Urgent; intense; as, a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
High-pressure engine — High pressure High pres sure (?; 135), a. 1. Having or involving a pressure greatly exceeding that of the atmosphere; said of steam, air, water, etc., and of steam, air, or hydraulic engines, water wheels, etc. [1913 Webster] 2. Fig.: Urgent;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
high-pressure — high′ pres′sure adj. v. sured, sur•ing 1) having or involving a pressure above the normal 2) involving a high degree of stress; demanding: a high pressure job[/ex] 3) vigorous; persistent; aggressive: high pressure salesmanship[/ex] 4) to use… … From formal English to slang
high-pressure liquid chromatography — high pres·sure liquid chromatography presh ər n high performance liquid chromatography … Medical dictionary
high blood pressure — high′ blood′ pres sure n. pat hypertension • Etymology: 1915–20 … From formal English to slang
Паровые машины* — I) Общие понятия и история возникновения. II) Действие пара. III) Парораспределение и регулирование хода. IV) Типы. V) Определение размеров. VI) Испытание. Индикатор и индик. диаграммы. VII) Статистические сведения. VIII) Литература о П. машинах … Энциклопедический словарь Ф.А. Брокгауза и И.А. Ефрона
weather — 1 noun 1 (singular, uncountable) the temperature and other conditions such as sun, rain, and wind: the weather: What was the weather like on your vacation? | hot/wet/cold etc weather: a spell of very dry weather | weather forecast (=a report… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
pressure — pres|sure1 [ preʃər ] noun *** 1. ) count or uncount attempts to persuade, threaten, or force someone to do something: pressure for: Pressure for political change increased in the 1990s. pressure on someone (to do something): There is now greater … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pressure — 1. A stress or force acting in any direction against resistance. 2. (P, frequently followed by a subscript indicating location)In physics and physiology, the force per unit area exerted by a gas or liquid against the walls of its container or… … Medical dictionary
Low-pressure — Low pres sure, a. 1. Having, employing, or exerting, a low degree of pressure. [1913 Webster] 2. same as {easygoing}, 4; as, a low pressure salesman. Syn: easygoing. [WordNet 1.5] {Low pressure steam engine}, a steam engine in which low steam is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
