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- US Pronunciation
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- [tawr]
- /tɔr/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [tawr]
- /tɔr/
Definitions of torr word
- noun torr 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. 1
- noun torr a unit of pressure equal to one millimetre of mercury (133.322 newtons per square metre) 0
- noun torr a unit of atmospheric pressure equal to the pressure of a force of 133.322 pascals (1.33322 millibars or one millimeter of mercury or 1⁄760 atmosphere) 0
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Origin of torr
First appearance:
before 1945 One of the 6% newest English words
First recorded in 1945-50; named after E. Torricelli
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Parts of speech for Torr
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
torr popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
torr usage trend in Literature
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