Word Study
pressurize
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb pressurize has 3 senses
- pressurize(v = verb.change) pressurise, supercharge - increase the pressure on a gas or liquid; Array is one way to alter, change, modify
- pressurize(v = verb.change) pressurise - maintain a certain pressure; "the airplane cabin is pressurized"; "pressurize a space suit" is one way to hold, keep, maintain
- pressurize(v = verb.change) pressurise - increase the pressure in or of; "The captain will pressurize the cabin for the passengers' comfort" is one way to adjust, correct, set
Derived form noun pressure1
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Derived form noun pressure1
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Antonym: depressurize
Derived form noun pressure1
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OXFORD DICTIONARY
pressurize, v.tr. (also -ise)
1 (esp. as pressurized adj.) maintain normal atmospheric pressure in (an aircraft cabin etc.) at a high altitude.
2 raise to a high pressure.
3 pressure (a person).
1 (esp. as pressurized adj.) maintain normal atmospheric pressure in (an aircraft cabin etc.) at a high altitude.
2 raise to a high pressure.
3 pressure (a person).
Idiom
pressurized-water reactor a nuclear reactor in which the coolant is water at high pressure.
Derivative
pressurization n.
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