torr
IPA: tˈɔr
noun
- (metrology) A unit of pressure that is equal to approximately 0.001316 atmospheres or 133.3 pascals.
- A surname.
- Archaic form of tor. [(geology) A craggy outcrop of rock on the summit of a hill, created by the erosion and weathering of rock.]
- (metrology) Alternative form of torr (“measure of pressure”). [(metrology) A unit of pressure that is equal to approximately 0.001316 atmospheres or 133.3 pascals.]
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Examples of "torr" in Sentences
- Also on the islands of the Torres Strait.
- Hence De Torre's fluency in the language.
- K and at a pressure of at least 0.3 Torr.
- But the Torres death would not be the last.
- Torres reasoned that the soundboard was key.
- He employed Ron Torr to redevelop the plant.
- The torr was then re defined as of one atmosphere.
- The Torr is the standard unit of vacuum around the world.
- Manometric results in medicine are sometimes given in torr.
- Conversion of torr to density is left as an excercisee for the reader.
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