Torricellian tube

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Torricellian tube [ˌtɒrɪˈsɛlɪən]

(Physics / General Physics) a vertical glass tube partly evacuated and partly filled with mercury, the height of which is used as a measure of atmospheric pressure

[named after Evangelista Torricelli (1608-47), Italian physicist and mathematician]

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