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o|ver|pres|sure
o|ver|pres|sure «OH vuhr PREHSH uhr», noun.
1. excessive pressure; a pressing or being pressed too hard, especially with study or intellectual work: »

The intellectual overpressure of children in the schools (Popular Science Monthly).

2. pressure over and above the normal atmospheric pressure, such as that generated by explosions: »

Any target within this radius and vulnerable to the specified overessure will be destroyed (United States Air Force Report on the Ballistic Missile).


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