inch of mercury
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of inch of mercury
First recorded in 1825–35
Example Sentences
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I looked at the barometer, and reported that there was scarcely three-eighths of an inch of mercury in the tube.
From Pharaoh's Broker Being the Very Remarkable Experiences in Another World of Isidor Werner by Douglass, Ellsworth
A cubic inch of mercury at this temperature has been ascertained to weigh 0·48967 lbs. avoirdupois.
From A Treatise on Meteorological Instruments Explanatory of Their Scientific Principles, Method of Construction, and Practical Utility by Negretti, Henry
Bartrum it is claimed that readings to .001 of an inch of mercury can be taken without the use of a vernier.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" by Various
A pressure of one inch of mercury is sufficient for any work that I have yet undertaken.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 365, December 30, 1882 by Various
He could reduce the pressure in the large receiver to somewhat less than that corresponding to an inch of mercury, or about a foot of water.
From Heroes of Science: Physicists by Garnett, William
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