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Noun: standard atmosphere
  1. A unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees centigrade
    "The experiment was conducted at 1 standard atmosphere of pressure";
    - atmosphere, atm, standard pressure

Derived forms: standard atmospheres

Type of: pressure unit

Encyclopedia: Standard atmosphere