Hochdruck

German

Etymology

hoch + Druck

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhoːxˌdʁʊk/
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  • Hyphenation: Hoch‧druck

Noun

Hochdruck m (strong, genitive Hochdrucks, plural Hochdrucke or (rare) Hochdrücke)

  1. (chiefly in the singular, chiefly meteorology or physics or medicine) high pressure [plural: Hochdrücke]
    Antonym: Tiefdruck
  2. (uncountable, informal, figurative) rush, hurry, full speed
    mit Hochdruck arbeitento work at full speed
    unter Hochdruckin a hurry
  3. (uncountable, printing) letterpress print
    Synonym: Hochdruckverfahren
    Hypernym: Druckverfahren
    Coordinate terms: Tiefdruckverfahren, Tiefdruck
  4. (countable, printing) something produced by letterpress printing [plural: Hochdrucke]
    Hypernym: Druckerzeugnis

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