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pressure unit - a unit measuring force per unit area | ||
unit of measurement, unit any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange; "the dollar is the United States unit of currency"; "a unit of wheat is a bushel"; "change per unit volume" | ||
standard atmosphere, standard pressure, atm, atmosphere the mass of air surrounding the Earth; "there was great heat as the comet entered the atmosphere"; "it was exposed to the air" | ||
pascal, pa a programing language designed to teach programming through a top-down modular approach | ||
millimeter of mercury, mm hg, torr a unit of pressure equal to 0.001316 atmosphere; named after Torricelli | ||
pounds per square inch, psi a unit of pressure | ||
millibar a unit of atmospheric pressure equal to one thousandth of a bar; "atmospheric pressure at sea level is 1013 millibars" | ||
bar a rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon; "there were bars in the windows to prevent escape" |