pressure bomb

noun

A type of pressure chamber used to build up and hold extreme pressures, pressurizing samples with high-pressure fluids.

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Meanings

nounpressure bomb (plural pressure bombs)

plural pressure bombs

  1. A type of pressure chamber used to build up and hold extreme pressures, pressurizing samples with high-pressure fluids.

Origin

From the tendency of these instruments to explode due to the introduced pressures that they are to hold.

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APA

pressure bomb. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pressure%20bomb

MLA

“pressure bomb.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pressure%20bomb. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pressure bomb,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pressure%20bomb.

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