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torr


torr

T0275500 (tôr)n. pl. torr A unit of pressure that is equal to approximately 1.316 × 10-3 atmosphere or 133.3 pascals.
[After Evangelista Torricelli.]

torr

(tɔː) n, pl torr (Units) a unit of pressure equal to one millimetre of mercury (133.322 newtons per square metre)[C20: named after E. Torricelli]

torr

(tɔr)

n. 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. [1945–50; after E. Torricelli]
Thesaurus
Noun1.torr - a unit of pressure equal to 0.001316 atmospheretorr - a unit of pressure equal to 0.001316 atmosphere; named after Torricellimillimeter of mercury, mm Hgpressure unit - a unit measuring force per unit area

torr


torr

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

Torr

 

a subsidiary unit of pressure equal to 1/760 of an atmosphere. More precisely, a torr is equal to 101,325 newtons per m2 ÷ 760 = 133.322 newtons per m2, or 133.322 pascals. The torr was named in honor of E. Torricelli; the international symbol is Torr. An equivalent unit, the millimeter of mercury (mm Hg), is used more often in Russian scientific literature.

torr

[tȯr] (mechanics) A unit of pressure, equal to 1/760 atmosphere; it differs from 1 millimeter of mercury by less than one part in seven million; approximately equal to 133.3224 pascals.

torr


torr

 [tor] a unit of pressure equal to one millimeter of mercury (mm Hg), or 133.3 pascals.

torr

(tōr), A unit of pressure sufficient to support a 1-mm column of mercury at 0°C against the standard acceleration of gravity at 45° north latitude (980.621 cm/s2); equivalent to 1333.224 dynes/cm2, 1.333224 millibars, 1.35951 cm of H2O, 133.3224 newtons/m2 (or Pa); 1 atmosphere (atm) equals 760 Torr. [Evangelista Torricelli]

Torricelli,

Evangelista, Italian scientist, 1608-1647. torr - a unit of pressure.torricellian vacuum - a vacuum above the mercury in a barometer tube.

Torr


AcronymDefinition
TorrTorricelli (unit of pressure equal to 1/760 atmosphere)
TorrTake-Off Run Required

torr


Related to torr: torrid
  • noun

Synonyms for torr

noun a unit of pressure equal to 0.001316 atmosphere

Synonyms

  • millimeter of mercury
  • mm Hg

Related Words

  • pressure unit
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