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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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Noun

torr - 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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