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STANDARD PRESSURE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees centigrade
Synonyms:
atm; atmosphere; standard atmosphere; standard pressure
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("standard pressure" is a kind of...):
pressure unit (a unit measuring force per unit area)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "standard pressure"):
s.t.p.; STP (standard temperature and pressure)
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