Meaning torr
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A unit of pressure, defined so that 760 Torr is exactly 1 atmosphere. A Torr is equivalent to 1 mm Hg on barometer readings taken at 0°C; at other temperatures, the conversion from mm Hg to Torr is ap [..]
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unit of pressure, 1949, named for Italian physicist Evangelista Torricelli (1608-1647), inventor of the barometer.
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A Torr is a unit of measuring pressure. One Torr is equal to one mm Hg or 1/760 of the standard atmospheric pressure. 1 Torr = 133.322 Pa = 1.3158 x 10-3 atm.
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(n) a unit of pressure equal to 0.001316 atmosphere; named after Torricelli
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One millimeter of mercury. Used in both the imperial and metric systems a a unit of measurement in vacuum service.
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Torr is a measurement of pressure. One millimeter of mercury on a barometer is equal to one torr. Standard pressure is equal to 760 torr. More Information:
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A unit of pressure that is equal to approximately 1.316·10-3 atmosphere or 133.3 pascals.
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