counterpressure
counter-pressure

But the counterpressure of the water can stop the flow from coming out of your body.

"That said, there will be tremendous counterpressure from us not to complicate the picture."

"The counterpressure is to remember why you went to law school and to deliver vigorous representation to your clients."

Pressure, counterpressure and friction are prerequisites for the complete cohesion.

This combines positive pressure breathing with a counterpressure vest to protect the chest.

Republicans have accused the President of already trying to undermine the new law in the face of liberal counterpressure.

There were even calls to roll back the state controls as the new charter constituency put counterpressure on lawmakers.

She curled her fingers into a fist and tried to find an area where the counterpressure was weaker, then rapped at the wall.

But there is counterpressure as well.

The last two examples were also equipped with Riggenbach counterpressure brakes, which enabled their operation on steep lines.

That's exactly what would happen to an atomic fireball in a vacuum if it weren't held in by the counterpressure of the air."

Strong massage of the back muscles (counterpressure) during contractions may help relieve the pain of back labor.

Then she slowly reduced her counterpressure, her wide eyes frightened still, hating still, but piercing, too, with confusion.

Other technical improvements were a Riggenbach counterpressure brake and a Giesl ejector.

Unlike the countersteam brake, the counterpressure brake is permitted to be used as an independent braking system in its own right.

Relaxation, yoga, meditation, change in laboring positions, prayer, vocalizing, massage and counterpressure are other ways of making the pain more manageable.

The enemy drow tightened his muscles to apply counterpressure against Twinkle-exactly what cunning Drizzt had been waiting for.

In order to reduce wear and tear on the tyres and brake shoes during descents, the engines were fitted with Riggenbach counterpressure brakes.

But the resistance of employers only raises a second and ultimately more intractable question: Why isn't this resistance met by more effective counterpressure from the workers themselves?

The countersteam brake is often confused with the counterpressure brake, which works with air, not steam, and acts as a dynamic brake.

The tip of the syringe is pressed against the underside of a leaf while simultaneously applying gentle counterpressure to the other side of the leaf.

In doing so, Mr. Milosevic has run up the score on NATO and built up a huge counterpressure on the alliance.

The miners, fervid newcomers to the chaotic world of Soviet politics, put counterpressure on the Communists now trying to mount a parliamentary attack on Mr. Yeltsin.

A space activity suit (SAS) or mechanical counterpressure suit is an experimental spacesuit which applies stable pressure against the skin by means of skintight elastic garments.

Skintight suits, also known as mechanical counterpressure suits or space activity suits, are a proposed design which would use a heavy elastic body stocking to compress the body.