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torr
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torr  (tôr)
n. pl. torr
A unit of pressure that is equal to approximately 1.316 × 10-3 atmospheres or 133.3 pascals.
[After Evangelista Torricelli.]
torr [tɔː]
n pl torr
(Mathematics & Measurements / Units) a unit of pressure equal to one millimetre of mercury (133.322 newtons per square metre)
[named after Evangelista Torricelli (1608-47), Italian physicist and mathematician]
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Noun1.torr - a unit of pressure equal to 0.001316 atmospheretorr - a unit of pressure equal to 0.001316 atmosphere; named after Torricelli
millimeter of mercury, mm Hg
pressure unit - a unit measuring force per unit area
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