Torr
4 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
A unit of pressure equal to one millimetre of mercury, approximately 1/760 of a standard atmosphere, named after the scientist Torricelli.
“The chamber was pumped down to a vacuum of just a few torr before the experiment began.”
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