torr
- noun
- /tɔr/
- Specialized
- Micropole Trademark RGA operates up to 10-2 Torr without differential pumping.
- 10 torr
- 1000 torr
- vacuum of 0.75 torr
Examples
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Fuel pressure... 1800 torrs.
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High-performance, economical controllers for Bayard-Alpert and cold cathode gauges, covering 10-11 torr to 1000 torr.
Academic text (1997) -
Achieve levels of 10 to 10^-13 Torr.
Academic text (1997) -
Showing oil-free diaphragm vacuum pumps, ultimate vacuum to 0.6 Torr, Chemical Series.
Academic text (1997) -
UniDry pump is 34 cfm with an ultimate vacuum of 3 by 10-2 torr.
Academic text (1997) -
Prior to measurement, the sample was degassed at 200 °C and 10^-6 Torr for 8 h.
Academic text (2018) -
A high-resolution digital output, along with the analog-equivalent signal, provides accurate, repeatable pressure measurements from 0.02 to 1000 torr.
Academic text (2002) -
An off-the-shelf precision positioning system complies with a vacuum environment of 10^-6 Torr and low magnetic field interference.
Academic text (1995) -
With a pumping speed of 63 L/min and an ultimate vacuum of 0.75 torr, the MD-4 VARIO-SP provides powerful backing of modern wide-range turbo pumps.
Academic text (2003) -
The pressure in the chamber was measured at 50 torr, indicating a low vacuum level.
Synonyms
A measure of pressure used for blood and air, based on mercury height
A unit for measuring pressure used for blood pressure and barometers
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word torr is named after the Italian scientist Torricelli, who used a tube of mercury to measure air pressure. So a torr is a unit of 'pressure' and the name reminds us of Torricelli's experiments showing how air pushes on a column of mercury.