Atmospheric pressure

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The pressure caused by the weight of the atmosphere above an area. countable, uncountable

    "Like most human activities, ballooning has sponsored heroes and hucksters and a good deal in between. For every dedicated scientist patiently recording atmospheric pressure and wind speed while shivering at high altitudes, there is a carnival barker with a bevy of pretty girls willing to dangle from a basket or parachute down to earth."

  2. 2
    the pressure exerted by the atmosphere wordnet

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air pressureair pressurebarometer readingbarometricbarometric pressurepressure

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"Like most human activities, ballooning has sponsored heroes and hucksters and a good deal in between. For every dedicated scientist patiently recording atmospheric pressure and wind speed while shivering at high altitudes, there is a carnival barker with a bevy of pretty girls willing to dangle from a basket or parachute down to earth."

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