Atmospheric Pressure (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun Meteorology.
  1. the pressure exerted by the earth's atmosphere at any given point, being the product of the mass of the atmospheric column of the unit area above the given point and of the gravitational acceleration at the given point.
  2. a value of standard or normal atmospheric pressure, equivalent to the pressure exerted by a column of mercury 29.92 inches (760 millimeters) high, or 1013 millibars (101.3 kilopascals).
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  1. the pressure exerted by the atmosphere at the earth's surface. It has an average value of 1 atmosphere
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