In a pressurized container or area, the pressure inside is different from the pressure outside.
Supplementary oxygen is rarely needed in pressurized aircraft.
Certain types of foods are also dispensed in pressurized canisters.
pressurized in British English
or pressurised (ˈprɛʃəˌraɪzd)
adjective
1.
(of an enclosure, such as an aircraft cabin) that has had the internal pressure increased (in order to maintain approximately atmospheric pressure when the external pressure is low)
Supplementary oxygen is rarely needed in pressurized aircraft.
2.
(of a container for drinks or food) that forces the contents out when open
Certain types of foods are also sold in pressurized canisters.
3.
(of a gas or liquid) having been pressurized
4. a pressurized environment
Examples of 'pressurized' in a sentence
pressurized
There was no road from here to the reed-beds, but the APCs had big tyres, centrally pressurized, and power-steering.
Shah, Idries KARA KUSH
I wonder if Law is too pressurized for Adam... I didn't much like the look of his room... too small.
Gee, Maggie LOST CHILDREN
This airship is presently pressurized with enough helium to make her fly at seven thousand feet maximum.
Davis, John Gordon SEIZE THE RECKLESS WIND
In other languages
pressurized
British English: pressurized ADJECTIVE
In a pressurized container or area, the pressure inside is different from the pressure outside.
Certain types of foods are also dispensed in pressurized canisters.
American English: pressurized
Brazilian Portuguese: pressurizado
Chinese: 加压了的
European Spanish: a presión
French: pressurisé
German: Druck-
Italian: pressurizzato
Japanese: 加圧された
Korean: 압력을 받는
European Portuguese: pressurizado
Latin American Spanish: a presión
All related terms of 'pressurized'
pressurize
If you are pressurized into doing something, you are forcefully persuaded to do it.
pressurized cabin
the cabin of an aircraft in which the air has been pressurized
a pressurized environment
an environment in which a lot of pressure is put on people to achieve
pressurized-water reactor
a nuclear reactor using water as coolant and moderator at a pressure that is too high to allow boiling to take place inside the reactor. The fuel is enriched uranium oxide cased in zirconium
PRENFLO process
The PRENFLO process is a gasification process to convert substances such as oil, gas, coal , and refinery residue into synthetic gas.