torr

[ tawr ]

/ tɔr /

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noun

a unit of pressure, being the pressure necessary to support a column of mercury one millimeter high at 0°C and standard gravity, equal to 1333.2 microbars.

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Origin of torr

First recorded in 1945–50; named after E. Torricelli

Words nearby torr

Torquemada, Tomás de, torque meter, torques, torque spanner, torque wrench, torr, Torralba, Torrance, Torre de Cerredo, Torre del Greco, torrefy

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How to use torr in a sentence

There the thrush and the blackbird sang at morning and evening, and the owl cried at night, and the buck belled upon the Torr.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 64, No. 393, July 1848|Various
Skager was to sail at midnight, and Torr was determined that Jan should not leave the house until that hour was passed.
Jan Vedder's Wife|Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
Take only a fraction from the income, and how would the Torr be kept up?
Johnny Ludlow, Fourth Series|Mrs. Henry Wood
He might have reached the Torr the previous day; but he did not.
Johnny Ludlow, Fourth Series|Mrs. Henry Wood

Taking a round to the Torr first, he drove into the back-yard.
Johnny Ludlow, Fourth Series|Mrs. Henry Wood

British Dictionary definitions for torr

torr

/ (tɔː) /

noun plural torr

a unit of pressure equal to one millimetre of mercury (133.322 newtons per square metre)

Word Origin for torr

C20: named after E. Torricelli

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