atmospheric pressure

Definitions

Aviation

• noun normal air pressure on the surface of the earth

Cars & Driving

• noun pressure exerted by the atmosphere at the earth’s surface

Construction

• The pressure (14.7 psi) exerted by the earth's atmosphere at sea level under standard conditions.

Electronics

• The pressure which the atmosphere exerts at any given point within it. This pressure is due to the weight of the gases that compose it. Also called barometric pressure.
• A pressure equal to exactly 1 atmosphere, which is equal to 101.325 kilopascals, 1013.25 millibars, or 760 millimeters of mercury.

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