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the pressure exerted by the atmosphere, usually considered as the downward pressure of air onto a unit of area of the earth's surface; the unit of pressure at sea level is one atmosphere. Pressure decreases with increasing altitude. See also atmosphere (def. 2).Medical dictionary. 2011.
Atmospheric pressure — Atmospheric At mos*pher ic, Atmospherical At mos*pher ic*al, a. [Cf. F. atmosph[ e]rique.] 1. Of or pertaining to the atmosphere; of the nature of, or resembling, the atmosphere; as, atmospheric air; the atmospheric envelope of the earth. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Atmospheric pressure — Pressure Pres sure (?; 138), n. [OF., fr. L. pressura, fr. premere. See 4th {Press}.] 1. The act of pressing, or the condition of being pressed; compression; a squeezing; a crushing; as, a pressure of the hand. [1913 Webster] 2. A contrasting… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
atmospheric pressure — n. the pressure due to the weight of the earth s atmosphere, usually measured by a standard unit: see ATMOSPHERE (sense 7) … English World dictionary
Atmospheric pressure — Air pressure redirects here. For the pressure of air in other systems, see pressure. Atmospheric pressure is the force per unit area exerted against a surface by the weight of air above that surface in the Earth s atmosphere. In most… … Wikipedia
atmospheric pressure — Meteorol. 1. 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. 2. a value of … Universalium
atmospheric pressure — at′mospher′ic pres′sure n. 1) mer the pressure exerted by the earth s atmosphere at any given point 2) mer a value of standard or normal atmospheric pressure, equivalent to the pressure exerted by a column of mercury 29.92 in. (760 mm) high, or… … From formal English to slang
atmospheric pressure — N UNCOUNT Atmospheric pressure is the pressure of the atmosphere on the Earth s surface … English dictionary
atmospheric pressure — atmosferos slėgis statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Hidrostatinis slėgis, kuriuo atmosfera slegia joje esančius daiktus ir Žemės paviršių. Atmosferos slėgio vienetas yra paskalis (Pa): 101325 Pa = 1 atm = 760 mm aukščio… … Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
atmospheric pressure — atmosferos slėgis statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. atmospheric pressure vok. atmosphärischer Druck, m; Atmospärendruck, m; Luftdruck, m rus. атмосферное давление, n pranc. pression atmosphérique, f … Automatikos terminų žodynas
atmospheric pressure — atmosferos slėgis statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Hidrostatinis slėgis, kuriuo kiekviename atmosferos taške oras, suspaustas aukščiau esančių atmosferos sluoksnių, ir pats slegia aplinką. atitikmenys: angl. atmospheric … Penkiakalbis aiškinamasis metrologijos terminų žodynas
