Overpressure Definition - MilitaryDictionary.org

overpressure

Term Source: JP 3-11 (Operations in Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Environments) ?

1.) The pressure resulting from the blast wave of an explosion referred to as positive when it exceeds atmospheric pressure and negative during the passage of the wave when resulting pressures are less than atmospheric pressure.

In the United States, military vocabulary is standardized by the Department of Defence. These terms are used by the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps.

Term Classification: operations

Source:

Department of Defence, Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

Term sourced from JP 3-11: Operations in Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Environments, updated October 2013 View source document

This term is marked as active and was last updated in 2015

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