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air pressure vs overpressure

overpressure vs air pressure

air pressure and overpressure both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
air pressure Yes No No No
overpressure Yes No No No
As nouns, overpressure is a hyponym of air pressure; that is, overpressure is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than air pressure:
  • air pressure: the pressure exerted by the atmosphere
  • overpressure: a transient air pressure greater than the surrounding atmospheric pressure
Other hyponyms of air pressure include barometric pressure, compartment pressure, sea-level pressure.
air pressure (noun) overpressure (noun)
the pressure exerted by the atmosphere a transient air pressure greater than the surrounding atmospheric pressure
Difference between air pressure and overpressure

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