pressure testn.
/ˈprɛʃə ˌtɛst/, U.S. /ˈprɛʃər ˌtɛst/ A test of the ability to withstand or sustain pressure; a test to ascertain pressure.
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the world > action or operation > endeavour > trial or experiment > trial, test, or testing > [noun] > specific tests or testing > test of materials or equipment > other specific tests of materials or equipment
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1859 Sci. Amer. 30 July 67/2 It should have stood the legal pressure of the steam, which is lower than the Inspector's pressure test.
1897 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. III. 87 The muscles may be so wasted that no pressure-test is available.
1912 in R. T. Frost Cases in State & Local Government. (1961) xi. 137 If they were painted, so that such defects were covered, a pressure test would probably have revealed the weakness.
1941 W. Lewis Let. 17 Oct. (1963) 300 No. 1 doctor said that if the [ocular] pressure-test gave a negative result, that then another cause must be looked for.
2001 G. C. Keating in G. J. Postema Philos. & Law of Torts ii. 50 We believe that no reasonable forty year old would gamble with her eyes by foregoing [sic] a pressure test.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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