standard pressure
- noun
- /ˈstændərd ˈprɛʃər/
- Specialized
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presión estándar
- Scientists often conduct experiments at standard pressure to ensure consistent results.
Examples
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The same methods were then used to calculate DELTAH for R1 with different donors at 293.15 K and standard pressure. Results and the corresponding donors are provided below in Table 6.
Academic text (2018) -
The definition of a gas's properties is commonly stated at standard pressure of 101.3 kPa.
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Many clinicians use a standard pressure for a given cuff and limb based on experience, but this pressure may be higher than that required for many patients.
Academic text (2002) -
Like abyssal diving suits, they were constructed of rigid components, since it was necessary for the occupant to be protected within a shell that could be maintained at standard pressure.
Fiction book (1999) -
Fluorine is a pale yellow gas at standard pressure and has a LOC of 0.039 gm/m³.
Academic text (1993) -
At sea level, water boils at 100°C under standard pressure conditions.
Synonyms
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6.8
A unit of pressure equal to normal air pressure at sea level
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4.0
A unit for measuring pressure equal to the air pressure at sea level
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6.1
The usual air pressure at sea level used for checking and calibrating instruments
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound meaning is directly compositional: 'standard' as an accepted benchmark + 'pressure' yields a reference or benchmark pressure. A B1 learner who knows both words will understand this denotes the commonly used/reference pressure (even if they don't know the exact 760 mmHg value), and similar 'standard + noun' constructions exist cross-linguistically.
Etymology
Standard pressure comes from a specific measurement: it is the pressure that holds a column of mercury 760 mm high in a glass tube at sea level and 0°C. That's why scientists use it as a common 'reference' or baseline for experiments.