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单词 overpressure
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overpressuren.

Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈprɛʃə/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈprɛʃər/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, pressure n.1
Etymology: < over- prefix + pressure n.1
1. The action or fact of pressing or being pressed too hard; excessive pressure, esp. of work; stress. Now rare.
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society > authority > rule or government > oppression > [noun]
threat971
duressc1320
defoulc1330
tyrantry1340
tyrannyc1368
oppressinga1382
overleadinga1382
tyrandisea1382
overlayingc1384
oppression1387
oversettinga1398
thronga1400
overpressingc1450
impressionc1470
tyrantshipc1470
tyrannesse?a1475
aggravation1481
defouling1483
supprissiona1500
oppressmentc1537
conculcation1547
iron hand?1570
thrall1578
tyrannizing1589
tyranting1596
ingrating1599
pressure1616
regrate1621
overpressure1644
slavishness1684
iron heel1798
the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > types or manners of hindrance > [noun] > encumberment > burdensomeness > overburdening or being overburdened
overchargingc1460
suffocation1567
overburdening1580
overpressure1644
overpress1846
overtaxation1881
overweightedness1895
1644 J. Vicars Jehovah-jireh 147 Being forced at last..by over-pressure of numbers.
1805–6 W. Wordsworth Prel. (1959) xi. 432 Until that natural graciousness of mind Gave way to over-pressure [1850 overpressure] of the times And their disastrous issues.
1834 H. Martineau Moral Many Fables ii. 37 The over-pressure of the people upon its food.
1884 Pall Mall Gaz. 17 Sept. 7/1 Some of the little victims of over-pressure had, at any rate, enough spirit in them to ‘green’ their visitor pretty freely.
1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VII. 470 Overpressure in education has also been alleged as a factor.
1915 Mind 24 128 Such questions as..the over-pressure of modern life.
1921 Q. Publ. Amer. Statist. Assoc. 17 717 There is a reason for thinking..that much of the evil ascribed to ‘over-pressure’ is really due to over-feeding and drinking.
1942 A. Gates et al. Educ. Psychol. xxi. 767 That overpressure is fairly widespread is indicated by the finding of the Commonwealth Teacher Training Study 16 that teachers must perform 1001 separate tasks in discharging their functions.
2. spec. Fluid or gas pressure in excess of that which is normal or allowed for; an instance of this.
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the world > matter > physics > mechanics > force > [noun] > pressure > fluid pressure > specific
overpressure1819
head of steam1820
pressure head1856
velocity head1884
velocity pressure1904
impact pressure1919
impact head1928
1819 Morning Chron. 30 Apr. 3 The accident was occasioned by an over pressure of steam on the boiler.
1826 Examiner 24 Sept. 613 They must take care that the result be not sooner or later like to that from over-pressure in a steam-engine.
1861 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 151 137 The obvious cause is over-pressure; and it is not wonderful that, when multitudes of boilers are worked at a very considerable proportion of the pressure calculated to burst them when new, accidents occasionally occur.
1910 Q. Jrnl. Econ. 24 571 The blowing up of boilers through over-pressure.
1962 Trans. Faraday Soc. 58 194 A quantitative hydrogenation of a solution of the polymer in benzene was attempted using..an over-pressure of hydrogen (ca. 700 mm).
1977 Sci. Amer. Mar. 82/1 Just above the vocal folds are the two ‘false’ vocal folds, which are engaged when someone holds his breath with an over-pressure of air in the lungs.
1998 Canad. Jrnl. Earth Sci. 35 759 Vein formation was rapid and is consistent with models of hydrofracturing due to fluid overpressure.
3. Physics. The difference between the (highest) instantaneous pressure at a point subjected to a shock wave and the ambient atmospheric pressure.
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the world > matter > gas > air > [noun] > air-wave > large pressure wave > difference in pressure caused by
overpressure1955
1955 Communications Pure & Appl. Math. 8 340 We evaluated the D corresponding to the shock over~pressure of 5°.
1975 Sci. Amer. July 15/3 Overpressure is proportional to the energy released by a nuclear charge and is inversely proportional to the cube of the distance from the point of explosion.
1991 Offshore Engineer Sept. 126/1 The system..had to be capable of surviving blast overpressures in excess of 1.0bar.

Compounds

overpressure valve n. a valve which opens to release gas when the pressure exceeds a preset amount; a safety valve.
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1875 U.S. Patent No. 166895 17 Aug. J is a safety or over-pressure valve.
1983 Skin Diver (Nexis) 32 64 The Pro Line BC Jacket has self-adjusting side panels,..overpressure valve with dump, D-rings, quick release buckle on waist and chest, and expandable pockets.
2002 Consumer Rep. (Nexis) 67 44 Overpressure valves used with buoyancy control system could stick in open position and cause diver to drown.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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