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It's not unexpected that shooting massive amounts of water, sand, and chemicals at high pressure into the earth to shatter shale and release natural gas might shake things up. But earthquakes aren't the worst problem with fracking.
David Suzuki

Meaning of "high pressure" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HIGH PRESSURE

high pressure  [haɪ ˈprɛʃə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HIGH PRESSURE

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High pressure is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HIGH PRESSURE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

High pressure

High pressure in science and engineering is studying the effects of high pressure on materials and the design and construction of devices, such as a diamond anvil cell, which can create high pressure. By high pressure it is usually meant pressures of thousands or millions of times atmospheric pressure. Percy Williams Bridgman received a Nobel prize for advancing this area of physics by several magnitudes of pressure. The list of founding fathers of this field includes also the names of Harry George Drickamer, Tracey Hall, F.P. Bundy, L.F. Vereschagin, Sergey M. Stishov. It was by applying high pressure as well as high temperature to carbon that man-made diamonds were first produced as well as many other interesting discoveries. Almost any material when subjected to high pressure will compact itself into a denser form, for example, quartz, also called silica or silicon dioxide will first adopt a denser form known as coesite, then upon application of even higher pressure, form stishovite. These two forms of silica were first discovered by high-pressure experimenters, but then found in nature at the site of a meteor impact.

Definition of high pressure in the English dictionary

The definition of high pressure in the dictionary is atmospheric pressure that is higher than normal.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HIGH PRESSURE


acupressure
ˈækjʊˌprɛʃə
compressure
kəmˈprɛʃə
counterpressure
ˈkaʊntəˌprɛʃə
expressure
ɛksˈprɛʃə
fresher
ˈfrɛʃə
impressure
ɪmˈprɛʃə
overpressure
ˈəʊvəˌprɛʃə
pressure
ˈprɛʃə
refresher
rɪˈfrɛʃə
thresher
ˈθrɛʃə
tressure
ˈtrɛʃə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HIGH PRESSURE

high jumping
high life
high living
High Mass
high noon
high old time
high opinion
high place
high places
high point
high priest
high priestess
high priesthood
high profile
high relief
High Renaissance
high resolution
high road
high roller
high rolling

WORDS THAT END LIKE HIGH PRESSURE

air pressure
assure
atmospheric pressure
back pressure
blood pressure
centre of pressure
chaussure
commissure
fissure
fluid pressure
high-pressure
hydrostatic pressure
low-pressure
oil pressure
osmotic pressure
partial pressure
peer pressure
reassure
to be sure
tyre pressure
vapour pressure

Synonyms and antonyms of high pressure in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «high pressure» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HIGH PRESSURE

Find out the translation of high pressure to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of high pressure from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «high pressure» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

高压
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

alta presión
570 millions of speakers

English

high pressure
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उच्च दबाव
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ارتفاع ضغط
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

высокое давление
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

alta pressão
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উচ্চ চাপ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

haute pression
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

tekanan tinggi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hochdruck
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

高圧
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

고압
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tekanan dhuwur
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

áp lực cao
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உயர் அழுத்த
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उच्च दाब
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yüksek basınç
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

alta pressione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wysokociśnieniowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

високий тиск
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

presiune inalta
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υψηλή πίεση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hoë druk
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

högtrycks
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

høytrykks
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of high pressure

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HIGH PRESSURE»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about high pressure

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2 QUOTES WITH «HIGH PRESSURE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word high pressure.
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Brandon Boyd
There are five known gyres spinning around in our world's oceans. A gyre is a slowly moving spiral of currents created by a high pressure system of air currents. A spinning soup, so to speak, is made of what exists in the water. And in this case, the gyres are spinning with millions of tons of our discarded and forgotten about plastic waste!
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David Suzuki
It's not unexpected that shooting massive amounts of water, sand, and chemicals at high pressure into the earth to shatter shale and release natural gas might shake things up. But earthquakes aren't the worst problem with fracking.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HIGH PRESSURE»

Discover the use of high pressure in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to high pressure and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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High Pressure Boilers
This new edition includes the latest information on safe and efficient operation of high pressure boilers and related equipment.
Frederick M. Steingress, Harold J. Frost, Daryl R. Walker, 2009
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High-Pressure Physics
Based on lectures presented by leading researchers at the 63rd Scottish Universities Summer School in Physics, the book summarizes the latest experimental and theoretical techniques.
John Loveday, 2012
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High Pressure Vessels
Keeping pace with a fast growing industry, this invaluable study presents timely information on the basic principles of high pressure vessels.
‎1997
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High Pressure Rheology for Quantitative Elastohydrodynamics
High Pressure Rheology for Quantitative Elastohydrodynamics is intended to provide a sufficiently accurate framework for the rheology of liquids at elevated pressure that it may be possible for computational elastohydrodynamics to discover ...
Scott S Bair, 2007
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High-pressure Pumps
This book covers high pressure pumps used in water jetting, cryogenics, hot fluid pumping, chemical pumping and oil field services.
Michael T. Gracey, 2006
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Comparative High Pressure Biology
This book provides not only the more recent results in each of its chapters but also suggests new directions for research.The intended readership is postgraduate students and research scientists in various fields.
Philippe Sébert, 2010
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Industrial High Pressure Applications: Processes, Equipment, ...
These are to be found in such different areas as polymerization, catalytic reactions, separations, oil and gas recovery, food processing, biocatalysis and more.
Rudolf Eggers, 2012
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High Pressure Process Technology: fundamentals and ...
This book presents the latest knowledge regarding the high pressure processing aspects combined with that about the modeling, the design and the operation of safe and reliable high pressure plants and equipment.
A. Bertucco, G. Vetter, 2001
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High Pressure Processing of Foods
In High Pressure Processing of Foods, an array of international experts interrelate leading scientific advancements that use molecular biology techniques to explore the biochemical mechanisms of spore germination and inactivation by high ...
Christopher J. Doona, Florence E. Feeherry, 2008
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Techniques in High Pressure Neutron Scattering
Drawing on the author’s practical work from the last 20 years, Techniques in High Pressure Neutron Scattering is one of the first books to gather recent methods that allow neutron scattering well beyond 10 GPa.
Stefan Klotz, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HIGH PRESSURE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term high pressure is used in the context of the following news items.
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Welcome to the Sweat Dome: How high pressure and heat keep …
We've talked before about high pressure and low pressure and the Earth's rotation. This week, we're stuck in a persistent high pressure pattern ... «Austin American-Statesman, Jul 15»
2
High Pressure Processing (HPP) Market - Global Industry Size …
Persistence Market Research Pvt. Ltd is released new forthcoming report on title "High Pressure Processing (HPP) Market: Global Industry ... «Digital Journal, Jul 15»
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Wake-Up Weather: High pressure reigns - Weather
With high pressure overhead ain't much happening this week. ... In the image below you can see a ridge of high pressure (shown in deep red) ... «Chron.com, Jul 15»
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High pressure system brings heat, clear skies this week | www …
Meteorologically speaking, we've had a strong high pressure system sitting on us for days. At its simplest, that means that the atmospheric ... «MyStatesman.com, Jul 15»
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High-pressure oxygen may help fibromyalgia patients - UPI.com
TEL AVIV, Israel, July 14 (UPI) -- Exposure to high pressure oxygen in a hyperbaric chamber can ease or solve pain symptoms in fibromyalgia ... «UPI.com, Jul 15»
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Persistent high pressure keeps it hot
Persistent high pressure keeps it hot. UPDATED 4:41 ... THIS HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL LAST WEEK AND THE WEEKEND. THE FEEL ... «WDSU New Orleans, Jul 15»
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Chukar introduces ultra-high pressure waterjet for ROV application
MICHAEL, Minnesota – Chukar Waterjet has introduced an ultra-high-pressure waterjet system for work class ROVs. The SUB-JET 3000 can ... «Offshore Oil and Gas Magazine, Jul 15»
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Weekly Weather: One cool streak ends, and with heat building …
With high pressure building over Texas the Houston region will see hot, mostly sunny weather through at least Saturday or Sunday. «Chron.com, Jul 15»
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With hydrogen, high pressure to get it right
Mike Sullivan's Toyota dealership in Santa Monica, Calif., is mobilizing to sell the hydrogen-powered Mirai fuel cell vehicle and ensure that ... «Automotive News, Jul 15»
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Dry high pressure will keep us hot this week.
Dry upper level high pressure is sitting on Texas this week. The wind increased a little Tuesday through the end of this week. Highs stay in the mid-90's and lows ... «KRIS Corpus Christi News, Jul 15»

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