counterpressure

== English == === Etymology === From counter- +‎ pressure. === Noun === counterpressure (countable and uncountable, plural counterpressures) Pressure applied in one direction to counterbalance pressure from another. === Verb === counterpressure (third-person singular simple present counterpressures, present participle counterpressuring, simple past and past participle counterpressured) (transitive) To apply pressure to (something) in one direction to counterbalance pressure from another.