repressurize

verb

repressurize

verb

Etymology From re- + pressurize.

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.2025 July 16, Julia Jacobo, “Icelandic volcano erupts again, prompting evacuations at nearby town and Blue Lagoon”, in ABC News:
Derived terms
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Related terms
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