Defenition of the word atmospheric pressure
Defenition of the word atmospheric pressure
Weight of the earth's atmosphere over a unit area of the earth's surface, measured with a mercury barometer at sea level which corresponds to the pressure required to lift a column of mercury 760 mm.
the pressure exerted by the atmosphere
Synonyms for the word atmospheric pressure
Hyponyms for the word atmospheric pressure
barometric pressure
compartment pressure
overpressure
sea-level pressure
Hypernyms for the word atmospheric pressure
force per unit area
gas pressure
pressure
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