Etymology

torr

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Today it means: A unit of pressure that is equal to approximately 0.001316 atmospheres or 133.3 pascals. Full definition →

Middle English torr ← Old English torr
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torr · noun1

  1. Old English · inherited fromtorr
  2. Middle English · inherited fromtorr
  3. English todaytorr

From Middle English torr, from Old English torr.

torr · noun2

Clipping of Torricelli; named after Italian physicist Evangelista Torricelli (1608–1647), who discovered the principle of the barometer.

Torr · noun, symbol3

Clipping of Torricelli. Named after Italian physicist Evangelista Torricelli.

Words from the same roots

Old Englishtorr all →

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