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inch of mercury
noun
- a unit of atmospheric pressure, being the pressure equal to that exerted by a column of mercury one inch high under standard conditions of temperature and gravity: 33.864 millibars. : in. Hg
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Word History and Origins
Origin of inch of mercury1
First recorded in 1825–35
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