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“Pressurized” or “Pressurised”

Language

Pressurized and pressurised are both English terms.

Usage

Pressurized is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while pressurised is predominantly used in 🇬🇧 British English (used in UK/AU/NZ) (en-GB).

In terms of actual appearance and usage, here's a breakdown by country, with usage level out of 100 (if available) 👇:

Term US UK India Philippines Canada Australia Liberia Ireland New Zealand Jamaica Trinidad & Tobago Guyana
pressurized 97 18 64 96 93 32 0 25 41 0 0 0
pressurised 3 82 36 4 7 68 0 75 59 0 0 0

  • In the United States, there is a preference for "pressurized" over "pressurised" (97 to 3).
  • In the United Kingdom, there is a 82 to 18 preference for "pressurised" over "pressurized".
  • In India, there is a preference for "pressurized" over "pressurised" (64 to 36).
  • In the Philippines, there is a preference for "pressurized" over "pressurised" (96 to 4).
  • In Canada, there is a preference for "pressurized" over "pressurised" (93 to 7).
  • In Australia, there is a 68 to 32 preference for "pressurised" over "pressurized".
  • In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "pressurized" and "pressurised".
  • In Ireland, there is a 75 to 25 preference for "pressurised" over "pressurized".
  • In New Zealand, there is a 59 to 41 preference for "pressurised" over "pressurized".
  • In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "pressurized" and "pressurised".
  • In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "pressurized" and "pressurised".
  • In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "pressurized" and "pressurised".
Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use pressurized or pressurised with sample sentences.

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Examples in Context

Examples of “pressurized”

  • was suspected to have released pressurized underground water, previously confined by
  • of two principal parts: a pressurized crew capsule and a booster
  • loaded with 20,000 tons of pressurized propane and butane, in the
  • Class D as well as pressurized and 3-dimensional fires involving both
  • the compressor, where it is pressurized.
  • a result, the plane never pressurized.
  • so, they are heavily armored, pressurized, and built to withstand a
  • times the aircraft had been pressurized) at the time of the
  • varieties of light-water reactors: the pressurized water reactor (PWR), the boiling
  • International Microgravity Laboratory-1 (IML-1), a pressurized crewed Spacelab module, to explore

Examples of “pressurised”

  • and marked with a mark, pressurised and turned over several times.
  • but the thought of marriage pressurised her.
  • monofuel de-composition chamber fed with pressurised isopropyl nitrate (AVPIN), ignited by
  • next aircraft type was the pressurised Airspeed Ambassador.
  • the production of its unique pressurised cockpit, the aircraft was not
  • district into Tamil Nadu and pressurised the government to grant them
  • typically maintained either by a pressurised water tank serving an urban
  • A larger version with pressurised cabin called 90B was planned,
  • paint – similar technique with pressurised aerosol propellant in a can
  • water in this structure was pressurised by a 300-tonne weight.


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