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atmospheric pressure

at·mos·pher·ic pres·sure
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [at-muh s-fer-ik, -feer- presh-er]
    • /ˌæt məsˈfɛr ɪk, -ˈfɪər- ˈprɛʃ ər/
    • /ˌæt.məsˈfer.ɪk ˈpreʃə(r)/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [at-muh s-fer-ik, -feer- presh-er]
    • /ˌæt məsˈfɛr ɪk, -ˈfɪər- ˈprɛʃ ər/

Definitions of atmospheric pressure words

  • uncountable noun atmospheric pressure Atmospheric pressure is the pressure of the atmosphere on the Earth's surface. 3
  • noun atmospheric pressure the pressure exerted by the atmosphere at the earth's surface. It has an average value of 1 atmosphere 3
  • noun atmospheric pressure the pressure due to the weight of the earth's atmosphere, usually measured by a standard unit 3
  • noun atmospheric pressure the pressure exerted by the earth's atmosphere at any given point, being the product of the mass of the atmospheric column of the unit area above the given point and of the gravitational acceleration at the given point. 1
  • noun atmospheric pressure a value of standard or normal atmospheric pressure, equivalent to the pressure exerted by a column of mercury 29.92 inches (760 mm) high, or 1013 millibars (101.3 kilopascals). 1
  • abbreviation ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE air pressure 1

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Origin of atmospheric pressure

First appearance:

before 1655
One of the 46% oldest English words
First recorded in 1655-65

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Parts of speech for Atmospheric pressure

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

atmospheric pressure popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 1% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for atmospheric pressure

noun atmospheric pressure

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