atmospheric pressure

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atmospheric pressure

noun atmospheric pressures

  1. countable, uncountable The pressure caused by the weight of the atmosphere above an area. Like most human activities, ballooning has sponsored heroes and hucksters and a good deal in between. For every dedicated scientist patiently recording atmospheric pressure and wind speed while shivering at high altitudes, there is a carnival barker with a bevy of pretty girls willing to dangle from

    Similar: air pressure, barometric pressure

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noun pressure caused by weight of the atmosphere

Españolpresión atmosférica, presión barométrica
한국어대기압 daegiap
日本語気圧 kiatsu
中文大氣壓 /大气压 dàqìyā, 氣壓 /气压 qìyā
हिन्दीवायुमंडलीय दाब vāyumaṇḍlīya dāb
Kiswahilikanieneo angahewa
Portuguêspressão atmosférica
Françaispression atmosphérique
DeutschAtmosphärendruck, Luftdruck
Italianopressione atmosferica
Ελληνικάατμοσφαιρική πίεση atmosfairikí píesi
Românăpresiune atmosferică
Русскийатмосфе́рное давле́ние atmosférnoje davlénije
العربيةضغط جوي
עבריתלחץ אטמוספירי

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@misc{atmospheric_pressure_2026,
  title = {atmospheric pressure},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/atmospheric%20pressure},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}