Torr Definition

tôr
noun
A unit of atmospheric pressure equal to the pressure of a force of 133.322 pascals (1.33322 millibars or one millimeter of mercury or1760 atmosphere)
Webster's New World
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Noun

Singular:
torr
Plural:
torrs

Origin of Torr

  • Named for Evangelista Torricelli, an Italian physicist

    From Wiktionary

  • After Evangelista Torricelli

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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