Hochdruck

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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
    Antonym: Tiefdruck
  2. (uncountable, informal, figurative) rush, hurry, full speed
    mit Hochdruck arbeiten ― to work at full speed
    unter Hochdruck ― in a hurry
  3. (uncountable, printing) letterpress print
    Synonym: Hochdruckverfahren
    Hypernym: Druckverfahren
    Coordinate terms: Tiefdruckverfahren, Tiefdruck
  4. (countable, printing) something produced by letterpress printing
    Hypernym: Druckerzeugnis

Declension

Declension of Hochdruck
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Hochdruck die Hochdrucke, Hochdrücke1
genitive eines des Hochdrucks der Hochdrucke, Hochdrücke1
dative einem dem Hochdruck den Hochdrucken, Hochdrücken1
accusative einen den Hochdruck die Hochdrucke, Hochdrücke1

1Rare.

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