pressure
noun
the exertion of force upon a surface by an object, fluid, etc., in contact with it.
superpressure
-
a word derived from
pressure.
Example Sentences
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But they offer a key advantage over NASA's much larger "superpressure" balloons.
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 22, 2017
Nowhere was this more evident than last week at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., where several dozen space scientists gathered to consider a new generation of so-called superpressure balloons.
From Time Magazine Archive
