Repressurize
verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To return to a pressurized state, especially after being depressurized.
"Once the lava erupts, the pressure is relieved and magma starts to fill into the shallow storage zone below -- repressurizing the system and setting the stage for the next eruption."
Example
More examples"Once the lava erupts, the pressure is relieved and magma starts to fill into the shallow storage zone below -- repressurizing the system and setting the stage for the next eruption."
Etymology
From re- + pressurize.
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