Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

underpressure

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.13 in modern English

Syllables: un-der-pres-sure
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

insufficient pressure; a marked drop in pressure

Example Sentences

"The expanding-hot-channel mechanism predicts an initial positive pressure change (an overpressure) while the electrostatic-pressure-relief mechanism predicts an initial negative pressure change (an underpressure)."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi ? Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English pressure English underpressure From under- + pressure.

Inflected Forms

underpressures (plural)

Antonyms

overpressure

Questions

What does underpressure mean?: insufficient pressure; a marked drop in pressure
Where does underpressure come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi ? Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English pressure English underpressure From under- + pressure.

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