torr

[ tawr ]

/ tɔr /

noun

a unit of pressure, being the pressure necessary to support a column of mercury one millimeter high at 0°C and standard gravity, equal to 1333.2 microbars.

Origin of torr

First recorded in 1945–50; named after E. Torricelli

Words nearby torr

Torquemada, Tomás de, torque meter, torques, torque spanner, torque wrench, torr, Torralba, Torrance, Torre de Cerredo, Torre del Greco, torrefy

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Example sentences from the Web for torr

A high rock or peak: also a tower, thus retaining the same meaning it had, as torr, with the Anglo-Saxons.
The Sailor's Word-Book|William Henry Smyth
Skager was to sail at midnight, and Torr was determined that Jan should not leave the house until that hour was passed.
Jan Vedder's Wife|Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
Taking a round to the Torr first, he drove into the back-yard.
Johnny Ludlow, Fourth Series|Mrs. Henry Wood
She had fully made up her mind to quit the Torr; but she meant to break the fact by degrees to its master and mistress.
Johnny Ludlow, Fourth Series|Mrs. Henry Wood

They quitted the Torr for the blazing meadows, on their road home again.
Johnny Ludlow, Fourth Series|Mrs. Henry Wood

British Dictionary definitions for torr

torr

/ (tɔː) /

noun plural torr

a unit of pressure equal to one millimetre of mercury (133.322 newtons per square metre)

Word Origin for torr

C20: named after E. Torricelli

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单词	torr
释义	torr [ tawr ] / tɔr / noun a unit of pressure, being the pressure necessary to support a column of mercury one millimeter high at 0°C and standard gravity, equal to 1333.2 microbars. Origin of torr First recorded in 1945–50; named after E. Torricelli Words nearby torr Torquemada, Tomás de, torque meter, torques, torque spanner, torque wrench, torr, Torralba, Torrance, Torre de Cerredo, Torre del Greco, torrefy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for torr A high rock or peak: also a tower, thus retaining the same meaning it had, as torr, with the Anglo-Saxons. The Sailor's Word-Book\|William Henry Smyth Skager was to sail at midnight, and Torr was determined that Jan should not leave the house until that hour was passed. Jan Vedder's Wife\|Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr Taking a round to the Torr first, he drove into the back-yard. Johnny Ludlow, Fourth Series\|Mrs. Henry Wood She had fully made up her mind to quit the Torr; but she meant to break the fact by degrees to its master and mistress. Johnny Ludlow, Fourth Series\|Mrs. Henry Wood They quitted the Torr for the blazing meadows, on their road home again. Johnny Ludlow, Fourth Series\|Mrs. Henry Wood British Dictionary definitions for torr torr / (tɔː) / noun plural torr a unit of pressure equal to one millimetre of mercury (133.322 newtons per square metre) Word Origin for torr C20: named after E. Torricelli Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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