(aerospace engineering) A diaphragm designed to burst at a predetermined pressure differential; sometimes used as a valve, for example, in a liquid-propellant line in a rocket. Also known as rupture disk.
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A safety device, used in a system under pressure, consisting of a frangible disk which ruptures when a predetermined pressure is exceeded.
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