"underpressure" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-underpressure.wav Forms: underpressures [plural]
Etymology: From under- + pressure. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|under|pressure}} under- + pressure Head templates: {{en-noun}} underpressure (plural underpressures)
  1. insufficient pressure; a marked drop in pressure Translations (insufficient pressure): podtlak [masculine] (Czech), alipaine (Finnish), Unterdruck [masculine] (German), undertryck [neuter] (Swedish)

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