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torr

noun \ˈtȯr\
plural torr

Definition of TORR

:  a unit of pressure equal to 1⁄760 of an atmosphere (about 133.3 pascals)
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Origin of TORR

Evangelista Torricelli
First Known Use: 1949

Rhymes with TORR

boar, Boer, bore, chore, cor, core, corps, crore, door, floor, for, fore, four, frore, gore, Gore, hoar, lore, mor, more, nor, o'er, oar, or, ore, poor, pore, pour, roar, score, shore, snore, soar, sore, splore, spoor, spore, store, Thor, tor, war, whore, yore, your
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torr

noun \ˈtȯ(ə)r\
plural torr

Medical Definition of TORR

:  a unit of pressure equal to 1⁄760 of an atmosphere or about 0.019 pounds per square inch or about 133.3 pascals

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