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torr::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | millimeter of mercury, mm hg |
| Type of | pressure unit |
Examples of torr
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Torr, 35 A current was passed through a tungsten basket housing an aluminum pellet.
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Torr Vale Mill had added a weaving shed in 1836, and moved into producing towelling.
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Subject to certain conditions, the interest may be payable in cash or in common shares at the option of TORR.
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Torr created 35 original performance works, videos and installations but is best known as an internationally recognized pioneer of drag king performances.
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- A unit of pressure equal to 0.001316 atmosphere; named after Torricelli
- The torr (symbol: Torr) is a non-SI unit of pressure with the ratio of 760 to 1 standard atmosphere, chosen to be roughly equal to the fluid pressure exerted by a millimeter of mercury, i.e. a pressure of 1 Torr is approximately equal to 1 mmHg. ...
- John Torrey (August 15, 1796 - March 10, 1873) was an American botanist.
- (The Torrs) The Torrs are a Local Nature Reserve and one of the four main hills in the North Devon coastal town of Ilfracombe.
- Unit of pressure defined as 1/760 of an atmosphere. It was named after Evangelista Torricelli, an Italian physicist and mathematician who discovered the principle of the barometer in 1644
- A unit of pressure: 1 Torr = 1 mm Hg (Mercury) @ 1 degree Celsius.
- A unit of pressure, also called millimeters of mercury (mm Hg); 760 torr = 1 atm.
- Is a pressure unit which is defined as 1 Standard Atmosphere divided by 760 (1 atm/760 or 101325 Pa/760). Used mostly for measuring high vacuum, the Torr has largely been superceded by the hPa (mbar) pressure unit. 1 Torr equals 133.322 Pascals.
- One of the many Twi'leki clans native to Ryloth, the clan's name means "pale" or "white".
