"pressure bomb" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pressure bombs [plural]
Etymology: From the tendency of these instruments to explode due to the introduced pressures that they are to hold. Head templates: {{en-noun}} pressure bomb (plural pressure bombs)
  1. A type of pressure chamber used to build up and hold extreme pressures, pressurizing samples with high-pressure fluids.
    Sense id: en-pressure_bomb-en-noun-OzAG-TGB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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