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PRESSURE EXERTED ATMOSPHERE [1 record]

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Record 1 2012-11-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric Physics
CONT

atmospheric pressure: Pressure (force per unit area) exerted by the atmosphere on any surface by virtue of its weight [that] is equivalent to the weight of a vertical column of air extending above a surface of unit area to the outer limit of the atmosphere.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
CONT

pression atmosphérique : Pression (force par unité d'aire) exercée par l'atmosphère en vertu de son poids, sur une surface donnée [...] numériquement égale au poids d'une colonne verticale d'air, au-dessus de la surface de section de base unité, s'étendant jusqu'à la limite supérieure de l'atmosphère.

Spanish

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