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pressurized

[ presh-uh-rahyzd ]

adjective

  1. brought to and maintained at an atmospheric pressure higher than that of the surroundings:

    cooking with pressurized steam.

  2. maintained at an air pressure comfortable for breathing:

    a pressurized cabin and cockpit; a pressurized suit for diving.

  3. Informal. subject or subjected to undue pressure or harassment:

    the pressurized milieu of big business.



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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ܲ·sܰ· adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of pressurized1

First recorded in 1935–40; pressurize + -ed 2
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To prevent damage from acid and microbes, conservators usually remove water from these artifacts by freeze-drying or using a process that replaces the water with highly pressurized carbon dioxide or a viscous polymer.

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They then developed a suite of mathematical models to describe the mechanics of the pressurized fruit, the stem, and the ballistic trajectories of the seeds.

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Stephen, recruited for his ability to provide the necessary tools, had produced a 100-tonne jack, explosives, and a thermal lance, which heats and melts steel with pressurized oxygen to create very high temperatures.

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A Santa Barbara County Superior Court jury found Plains All American guilty on multiple criminal counts, including the failure to maintain its highly pressurized pipeline — a felony.

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The pressurized tanks, he said, can cause an explosion.

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